El'alha knew three languages; unfortunately, none were the one those in the courtroom were speaking. She knew they were discussing her, but could only judge what was happening by their faces and voice quality. El'a had been arrested two nights ago, but she did not know why. She only knew she had been arrested because they locked her in a cell with three other females. Again, the others only spoke one language, and it wasn't one of hers. She asked in every way possible to speak to her family or a translator, but either she wasn't understood, or she was ignored.
This morning, an angry man in a too-large suit ordered a guard to let her out and they sat in a room with windows and a large table to talk. She figured out the man was probably a lawyer, but he only spoke one language, too. El'a drew pictures to make him understand, but either he couldn't find a translator, or he didn't understand.
