He wasn't wearing the boots.
Why in GODS name had he made a fuss if he wasn't going to wear the boots? But then again, perhaps he wasn't lying? Though she doubted it and chewed on the inside of her cheek, trying to keep herself from thinking about it but-
Where were the god damn boots!?
Her Aunt continued on with her speak, pointing out this letter and that to Urich, though Victoria could tell the man could care less. Her Aunt was simply speaking, going on about taking away his home-
It all served to irritate her, really.
She finally sat up.
"Aunt Millicent, if you please," she began. "Could you bring up the point of his offenses?"
Millicent turned to Victoria.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Yes, his offenses. You're boring us all with the details about the agency, but have yet to get to the part about his crimes. It seemed to me he has done most grievous deeds, but if what he's coming here today only shows us, he was hardly int he wrong if he didn't even know the rules."
"Victoria!" her aunt said with alarm. "First of all, hold your tongue until it is your turn to speak. We are speaking on official business and the laws can not be-"
Victoria waved her hand at the thought.
"Really, Aunt Millicent, this is a bagged case. It's why you let me take it to begin with, but really, it's not bagged at all. It almost seems our laws are rigged against Mister Renqvist here, and I for one, am already growing bored and confused over our delay to handle this anyways."
"Victoria!" her aunt cried out in anger, but her niece simply rose.
"If anything, we should show more civility towards his case. We brought him here for tea and cake, but you all simply are planning to merely push him off of his land. Well," she continued, folding her arms across her chest. "I was brought to believe we were based off of a system to benefit both kinds. If Miter Renqvist has lived in ignorance for so long, it is not his fault he had killed a man on his lands. And, these lands, as far as I saw, aren't even suitable to be fighting over. So if it's his home we are asking to take, why not just let the werewolf have his territory?"
It was here the whole counsel went silent, and only then did Victoria realize what she had said and slowly turned.
"Er, yes, forgive me, I do tend to speak my mind a bit too much, I-"
WHACK-
The sting from her aunt's slap sent a shock through her.
"You will know your place, Victoria! We are here to deliver a speech and rights of our authorities. If we ignore this case, no matter who is ignorant or how, we lose the source and footing of the laws we have cherished and dictated for so long! If not for these laws, chaos would indeed, continue to consume these lands from untamed ruffians who hunt the weaker mortals as simple prey!"
Victoria nursed her cheek, eyes flashing hotly towards her aunt.
"And here I was under the impression you wanted to hear the man out- yet you hear him out not at all! What are we Negotiating if not for peace between both parties, Aunt Milli? Tell me that!"s he spat back hotly. "We all talk about order, but all I see is you all huffing around, believing tea can buy you jurisdiction!"
"Victoria! Mind your tongue or I swear to god I'll-"
Victoria flashed her aunt a heated glare.
"Or you will what, Aunt Millicent?" her niece challenged.
Millicent was taken back.
"You wretched child! How dare you speak out of turn. How dare you speak to your elders this way, and how DARE you think yourself a Negotiator!" Her aunt pointed to the door.
"The door is right there, Victoria. You can see yourself out of here."
Victoria kept her pride about herself, seeing how she had already lost her case-but not the war.
"You can silence me, Aunt Millicent, but I will form an appeal if this keeps up, and don't think I don't have hte power. It's in my blood!" and with her nose to the air, she simply left, leaving Urich to the mercy of her strained aunt, who only turned back hotly to the table and declared.
"I'm afraid, Mister Renqvist, that this meeting will have to be delayed to another time," Millicent informed, sighing. "I do apologize for my niece's out burst. But we will relook at this case in another months time." she bowed to him graciously. "If you'll excuse me, we have a more pressing matter that concerns the future of my niece's position here." she gestured towards the door.
"If you will see yourself out..."