The bailiffs enter the courtroom back while the Sergeant counts the votes. None of the townspeople are in the room right now, it's just the visitors and the Sergeant.
[ This... is tough. He doesn't wanna do it, he doesn't want to hurt anybody and that's why he's never volunteered before, but... Well, who knows? Someone else might not be able to hurt Olympia, or maybe she'll just hurt them.
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So he takes a breath and evens his breathing. ]
I'll volunteer this time, but only for Olympia.