Chapter 142: No going back
The cave room went silent.
The silence gave Mira time to breathe, heavy, breathy pants as she hoped what she said got to them.
There was no way on earth would she slow them to fall into Hye Yang’s schemes and be pushed to the side. She would kneel and grovel if she had to because Mira did not want to imagine a life with her sister in her position.
Without any real status, Hye Yang was daring, now imagine how much more evil she would be if she possessed power. The beast world would not be ready for that. Her sister would not even hide her real nature under a facade any longer.
And what would happen to my children? Mira questioned in her mind. They were the first true borns given to two of the clan rulers, Hye Yang may order them cast out or worse, killed. Especially if she too bore them children.
Mira shook the thought out of her mind. She did not even want to imagine her sister laying with any of her husbands, they belonged to her and she would fight for them.
"Words without action do not mean anything, great Ruling Oracle." Hye Yang blurted out, she broke the silence in the cave room. "But I have always proved to be a good and loyal servant of the clans. My words are backed with a track record of good behaviour."
These words made Mira grit her teeth. "My Ruling oracle, if I may, my sister has been banished from the Lion King’s pride land for trying to end the life of a cub and also trying to harm me when I was pregnant for his children. Those are grave offences punishable by death but I pleaded her case to my husbands, the witnesses so they spared her life and left her with only a banishment." Mira spat. If Hye Yang was going to play dirty, then Mira would too. "She also tried to force the cub to give me a concoction that was banned in the beast world to kill the babies I was bearing in my womb for the lion king. A woman that would do such a thing to a cub and the mother of the tribe and her own ruler, the lion king for her own selfish gain is not fit to rule or even be given any sort of power."
Mira spared her sister a glance. Hye Yang was fuming and her fists were clenched. She had an angry look on her face with a hardened jaw.
It seemed like she thought she was the only one who was fluent with spouting facts about people’s past deeds but jokes on her, this Mira could do so too.
"Even now, the moment my sister knew I was with child due to a cheetah cub’s rant, she offered him the same banned mix to give it to me to take. I have hidden the harmful poison in my bed chambers so it would never be revealed the to public or taken by anyone but even now, after I showed her mercy, she came here to kill my child. A repetition of her devious deeds in the Lion clan for which she was banned for." Mira added.
Hye Yang could not say a word. Mira noticed that it looked like Hye Yang’s defense had slipped and this made Mira’s lips curl into a slight grin. The fight was not over yet, in fact, it was far from over and Mira could not celebrate anything yet.
"Is this true?" Resounded from the place the Ruling Oracle were sat.
Hye Yang’s mouth widened but she could not say a word.
"Yes, it is. There were witnesses to prove it and my sister’s silence is enough to attest to this fact." Mira said in Hye Yang’s stead.
A deadly silence filled the room again.
It was then Hye Yang snapped out of her thoughts and chose to speak. "For all we know, my lords, she made that concoction and is choosing to frame me. We can not put it past her!" Hye Yang blurted out.
Mira almost laughed. She had already lost if this was her way to get out of this. This was an obvious lie that could be seen through.
"With what herbs could I possibly have had access to to make it?" Mira asked. This made Hye Yang go pale. "I have resided in the cheetah clan for so long and have been either with my husband or amidst other members of the cheetah clan. I have been engrossed with baby making and trying to solve a crisis in the cheetah clan. There are so many people in the clan that can attest to my presence in every step of the way since I arrived here.
In fact, I was allocated someone to keep watch on my every move.
What time could I have possibly had to make something that despicable? And how on earth would I know that you would be appearing in the cheetah clan to frame you, sister? Just like this unexpected meeting, I never knew you had come to the cheetah clan at all till you revealed yourself to me." Mira stated. She felt her confidence rise, she was stating facts and the Ruling Oracle seemed to digest these.
"Plus," Mira added. "I do not know all the ingredients needed to make such an abomination and even if I did, aren’t the plants and roots needed scattered around the clans? Only someone with enough liberty and free time could be able to gather them from all over the world to make them. And the mix was rapped in material from the fox clan.
I have not been in my clan for nearly a year. I would not have access to anything within the clan as everything I have has been provided for me by my husbands down to what I wear."
Fear shot in Hye Yang’s eyes. She suddenly felt under prepared for this and she immediately registered how dangerous her own game had caught up to her. She was in danger. . . . And once again, it was her sister’s fault.
Hye Yang’s chest heaved and her heart pumped faster in her chest. Her mind raced for a counter but she found none. She felt choked up to her neck.
"Do you have anything to say, Hye Yang?" Ridiculed from the end of the room. The tone alone proved that Mira had been believed.
"You can send your warriors into my room to fetch the item themselves and bring it to you, great ruling oracle." Mira stated with a bow, she was still on her knees.
A gesture was made and the sound of footsteps echoed in the cave room till it became distant.
Hye Yang gulped, she would be caught red handed and there may not be any room left for her to go back. Shit.
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