Kelvan frowned but said nothing.
A woman arrived on her horse, coming in behind the others. Gwyneth. “Bastard dared to touch the bairns I adore. Let me at him, husband.”
“Just due, Gwynie.”
Logan asked, “Connor? You want just due?”
Connor declared, “Just due for kidnapping my grandbairns. However, I give my just due to my daughter.”
“That’s a powerful one. Dyna now has four counts against you, K. Did I mention that Dyna was trained by my wife? Know you my wife’s reputation?”
Kelvan was now crying but shook his head.
“She likes to strike a man in his bollocks. Killed a couple of men that way.”
Kelvan held his bound hands in front of his private parts.
“Anyone else want just due?” Logan asked.
Broc squeezed Merryn’s hand and nodded to her. “I’ll go with you.”
Merryn strode over, her bow hooked on her shoulder, and stood in front of Logan, Broc behind her with his hands on her shoulders for support. She needed this so much.
“State your case, lass,” Logan said. “All of it.” Then he nodded to Merryn.
“Merryn MacClane. He led the raid that butchered my village…”
Kelvan stopped crying to glare at her. “Aye, I did. Send me to my king, and I’ll get my just due. I hated your sister.”
“Hell, nay,” Logan said. “If you survive our just due, I’ll take you to our king, Robert. But chances are I’ll send your dead body to Edward. Continue, lass. He interrupted you.”
“I watched him kill my sister, his wife, from behind. Thrust his sword through her back while she tried to escape him.” Merryn’s tears started, but she wasn’t going to stop without listing all his crimes. “I heard him kill both of my parents. He deserted his daughter and then went on to another village to kill more. Just due, if you please.”
“You lying bitch!” K said. “I didn’t kill your parents.”
“I heard you from where I was hiding!”
Alaric’s elbow came up and hit Kelvan so hard in the face that everyone heard the crack of the bone in his nose.
Logan said, “What, K? Did you have something else to say?”
The man cupped his face with his bound hands, blood covering his fingers.
“Anyone else just due?”
No one spoke. So, Logan said, “Here’s how this will go. I’m going to ask you a few questions, K. After each, if you lie or refuse to answer, I will give just due to someone to strike you in whatever way they choose. They are not to use a killing blow until I give them the right to do so.”
“What the hell does that mean? You’re going to kill me? Just kill me now. Have some compassion.”
Connor drawled. “Here’s your compassion.” Connor’s elbow came up and smashed K’s jaw. “Just due, Logan.”
“Connor’s is done. Now Kelvan, a while ago, you stole a lad’s parents away and then sent him to Ulva. I want to know where his parents are.”
“How the hell would I know?”
“Just due, Magni.”
Magni ran over and kicked him in both shins, grinned, then ran back to his spot. Kelvan made the mistake of trying to touch the boy, but Connor grabbed him to hold him in place.
