A crowd began to gather outside the District Magistrate's office as word spread that August had formally reopened the case regarding the brutal assault of a young girl by five men.
Murmurs rippled through the onlookers, many remarking in hushed tones on the prince's intent to deliver justice after two long years of silence.
Standing beside the heavy high-backed chair near the entrance, William glanced toward the office, waiting for August to emerge. 'What could be keeping him with the victim's family for so long?' he wondered silently.
A few moments later, August emerged from the inner office, accompanied by the victim's parents and Samir. Stepping up to the heavy wooden desk, he took his seat and laid the official case file against the surface.
"Your Highness, our sons are innocent of this," one of the noblemen declared, stepping forward boldly to speak in his son's defense.
