Chapter 16

Maly still has the Narrative

On returning from dealing with the removal of the prisoners, it was still summer, but our vacation, along with those of our relatives, was over. The Queens and our older relatives still had things for everyone to do. There were still many details of the attack on Stone Mountain Park that needed to be tracked down and reported on. Things such as the number of deaths, the number injured, how many were taken hostage, and even more the number of police and SWAT teams that were involved and where they were from. Then there were the problems of the destroyed and damaged property and the problems for the park itself. All of these things and more needed to be investigated and reports prepared. It seemed like the work would never end.

Eventually though, things did slow down, the reports were written and submitted, plus no new tasks were assigned us. We, all of us, finally got a few days to sit and relax before we would need to start preparations for returning for our third, Junior, year of college.

We had all been so busy that the Queen had put off the promised party for us and those from Dragon Security who had assisted us in clearing the buildings at the park. Now however, it was scheduled to be held in two days. This necessitated that all of us pitch in and help set it up as well as purchasing the various supplies for the party from a number of locations. We contacted a number of restaurants in the area around us and arranged for them to prepare large quantities of various foods. Some of us also arranged for the delivery of various beverages to the site of the Nest, but on the ground as we would transfer them up into the Nest ourselves and down to the audience chamber.

The party itself was a huge success and lasted for a good part of the day, as not all of those who had assisted with clearing the buildings were on the same shift at work. Some were working when the party started, and others needed to leave to go to work later. This released those on the earlier shift to join the party. Some of those from the second shift returned when the third shift reported for work from the continuing party.

When the party finally closed down and all of the guests were gone, there was still the cleanup. Thankfully, the Queens decided that it could wait until tomorrow, as all of us were worn out. Some of us had managed to get short naps during the party, but it was still a long party. The next day, the cleanup still required several hours just to clear the huge amount of debris like bottles, cans, boxes, wrappers, and paper plates plus the plastic utensils. Many cleaning spells were also required. Finally, though, the Queens’ Audience Chamber was restored to its normal condition.

We, that is Deirdre, my sisters, and I did get to relax for a couple of days before disaster struck again. It was on the news on the television, the internet, the radio, and even in the newspaper.

“DeKalb DA Indicts Six Female Dragons for the Murder of the suspects in the Stone Mountain Attack,” the headline read.

“Six Female Dragons, three Kavanaghs and three Sweeneys, have been indicted for murdering the suspects in the Stone Mountain Park attack. The DeKalb County District Attorney says that he will bring them to trial shortly even though they haven’t been arrested yet or even charged in the suspected murders. This is a highly unusual and possibly illegal procedure,” the reporter on the news told his audience before going to a legal expert, but we didn’t hear what was said.

My sisters and I were shocked beyond belief by this news. So were the rest of the Kavanaghs and the Sweeneys. We had never even considered that such a thing was possible. What could that District Attorney be thinking, we wondered. We had been so upset that we didn’t even listen to the rest of the announcement. We just sat there stunned for a number of minutes. It was Daeva who finally broke the silence.

“He must be out of his mind!” she shouted in a very loud voice, bringing the rest of us out of our stupor.

“That just doesn’t seem possible, given all of the video that we have, even from when they were taken to the Demon-lands,” Deirdre, who was with us, said following that.

It was a short time later, that all of our phones rang at the same time, and we were called to the Queen’s front yard for a meeting on this new problem. Everyone in the clan arrived in a short time, even the family members working at Dragon Security. The Queens addressed us once everyone had arrived.

“I had foreseen something like this happening shortly before we finished clearing the buildings at the park. However, WE, both of us, thought it would be the Federal Government who would be doing this and not some local District Attorney. We have no idea what his reasons are but can believe that there are several.

“Do not worry, We are prepared for this eventually. All of the video work, all of the record checking, and the investigating that all of you have been doing has had a purpose. That purpose is now ready. We will demand that the DeKalb District Attorney attend us in a day or so and present our argument to him then. In the meantime, there will be announcements on various television and internet sites of how we intend to deal with these accusations. Do not worry about of this. Dragons always prevail,” the Queens assured us before we were dismissed.

“What could they be talking about?” we all wondered, but we had no real idea. We had all been involved in the work they had mentioned, but we saw no way that would affect the threat of being tried for murders that we hadn’t committed.

The following day, Chu Hua arrived at the offices of the DeKalb District Attorney at ten minutes past noon.

“I am here to see the District Attorney,” she announced to the receptionist at their office.

“He isn’t available. It’s lunch time, and he is out,” the receptionist told her.