Chapter 10 - The Horizon of JusticeThe morning air was crisp and clean as my vehicle rolled out of the driveway, leaving behind a town that was finally breathing freely. Through the rear window, I watched my mother wave goodbye from the porch, her smile radiant and completely unburdened by the dark shadow that had hung over our family for a decade.
We drove past the town square, where local business owners were laughing outside their shops, children were playing near the fountain without a care in the world, and the old police precinct sign had already been unbolted from the brick wall, waiting for a new name and a new standard of integrity.
Tyler was indeed down by the highway intersection, wearing an orange safety vest and holding a trash grabber. As our black SUV passed slowly by, he looked up, caught my eye through the tinted window, and slowly lowered his gaze to the ground, humbled by the immense weight of reality.
I leaned back against the leather seat, closing my eyes for a brief moment of quiet reflection. The badge is never greater than the law, and the law is never greater than the people it is sworn to protect.
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Captain Vance glanced back from the front passenger seat. “Where to next, General?”
“Back to the capital, Captain,” I said, opening my eyes and looking out toward the open highway stretching endlessly into the morning light. “There’s always another corner of the world that needs the light turned on.”
