The War For The Waking World (2015) - Plot & Excerpts
He had to make a good impression here. He left the defense table and strode to the witness box. Razz stared at him and shifted uneasily, still perched upon the rail. “Dreamtreader Keaton.” Chief Justice Michael the Archelion’s expression was an odd combination of curiosity and indignation. “May I ask, what . . . are . . . you . . . doing?” Archer blinked and found that most everyone in the courtroom was staring at him. “Um, I’m approaching the witness,” Archer said. “I have questions. I think it’s called cross-examination, right? Or—” “I suppose it would be natural to make such an assumption,” the judge said, “but this court doesn’t work that way. The prosecution has the opportunity to present its full case. Only then may the defense respond.” If Archer had been back in school talking to a teacher about procedures or some such thing, he might have considered making some kind of polite counterargument. But in the presence of Chief Justice Michael, Archer had seen already this judge was not someone to be trifled with.
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