Saphir walked to court, casually flipping the jury the bird as she passed.
"Now, as you all know, this-- Saphir Sapphire, is charged of killing a human, Kat Marris. We are here today to decide wheather she's guilty or -- innocent." The judge spoke loudly, his gravvely human voice booming over everyone else's. As he sat, a few furred individuals jumped to their feet and proceeded to attack a member of the jury. "ORDER!!" He shouted, banging his mallet on the desk angrily.
Saphir's attorney, Mr. Dezmend, stood quietly. "I, Frank Dezmend, Saphir Sapphire's attorney and close friend, vow to protect her and fight for her innocence til the truth is told. So be my rights." He sat down just as quietly.
Saphir smiled and stood, walking to the witness stand, swearing to tell the truth and proceeded with her story. "I was walknig into the bar with a friend of mine, Ms. Mallory Frenz, and a human screamed wordlessly at me and attacked. She broke my left arm, cut my back to shreds, and bruised me from head to toe. I did nothing to her before and in defence, I slipped my dagger out and slit her throat. Her death was quick and without pain. As is my statement." She recited, walked off the stand and sat gracefully in her chair, wincing as her body protested movement.
The deffence attorney, Leo Lorenzo, stood and pointed to the stand again. "Would you care to rise and be seaterd, I have a few questions for you." When Saphir had done so he pointed at her clothing. "Where are your weapons? And the marks from her?" He asked, smiloing coldly at her. "Would you care to show us how badly you were hurt?"
"Sure can sir." Saphir smiled back just as cold. Removing her robes, she revealed the cuts, scrapes, bruises and firearms she carried on herself. "All my injuries are hers your honor." She smiled again and removed her weapons, showing a huge angry black cut from her left hip to her right shoulder. "I have earned my injuries well and am justified for killing that insolent human." She spat in disgust and growled low in her throat when Lorenzo gently poked several of her bruises.
Dezmend rose and helped her back into her clothes as the jury recovered from their shock. There were six fursons and seven humans. He helped her into a seat gently and pulled bac kas she snapped at him. "Your honor, I wish to call Ms. Mallory Fenz to the stand."
A small jaguar with a pretty brown sundress walked up, winked at Saphir and took the stand. "Yes?" Her black, sand specked fur glittered brightly.
"Ms. Fenz, can you tell me how saphir got her injuries?"
"Sure; We were walking into the Cat Bris and some drunk girl screamed and pounced Saphir, knocking her to the floor. The girl was holding something and by the time i realized it was a switchblade, she had already cut Saphir open from left hip to right shoulder. I lunged to interfere but a snarl from Saphir stopped me. I understood she wanted it to be her or Kat." She paused to take a breath and continued, "She scrabbled on the floor beneath Kat for a few minutes then was on top of her. I watched Kat stab her and punch the **** out of her; leaving bruises everywhere. Saphir roared and pushed Kat off, knocked her to the floor and slammed a dull bottle against her stomach. She had thought she'd have some time to rest but Kat was at her again, punching, kicking and clawing at her with short nails." She was crying, hot tears raced down her face. "Saphir was crying and she finally came behind the girl, slit her throat and ended it. If Kat had bee nthe one in Saphir's place, I would have killed her to aveange Saphir."