Debts Repaid

[Spectre]

.....She eyed him with discontent, arms crossed. There wasn't much that seemed fearful in her posture, but the way she spoke seemed to put a small amount of fear into the judge.
"The President and the Admiral came to the conclusion that ending your life, or even making you suffer, would be both violation of human rights and detrimental to our goals. Building off that, I've come to the knowledge that your military are the 'owners' of two vessels constructed by the Maltese Navy. Our Navy. Nothing can bring back those that were lost, but contributing to the Republic as recompense would be a start."

.....The judge merely looked on, as did the rest of the people in the courtroom. The demand seemed high, but given the initial cost, anything seemed fair at this point. Above all, she didn't seem like she was in a good mood to begin with, and her body language supported that notion.