Killing off a lady abruptly in front of all of them caused a fearful reaction that had some people crying loudly in fear.
It seemed like the act had been a wake-up call to every one of them to know that it could be any of them next.
Tyra took a deep breath and tried to speak, but the cries distracted her.
"SILENCE!" One of the rogues behind her bellowed in a deep voice that had some girls squealing in fear before they quickly muffled their cries.
"As I mentioned earlier, I have two choices for you. Your lives will be spared if you cooperate with me. I don't intend to harm anyone." Tyra said in her usual soft tone, which usually makes her appear like an angel.
Could have fooled them. But now they knew better. And they knew that whatever options she had for them were not good ones either.
"As the one in charge of the affairs of the palace, I am going to be a transparent leader and let you know the important things that have been happening in the palace and let you all decide with me." She looked at them.
"I am not like other rulers who segregate you into groups. I do not care about your rank. You are all in my court right now, and you are all going to join me in making the decisions for our kingdom!" She spoke in a passionate tone that impressed the rogues, who began to clap.
Fearing for their lives, some of the others could only put their hands together while trying not to cry out.
Tyra smiled at their reception before gesturing behind them. The ones who could see what she was pointing at watched in horror as more rogues approached them, pulling two people with them. One man and one woman.
Two were pulling a woman who almost looked lifeless with her hair everywhere and a dirty, plain dress as she was dragged out with her bare feet and toes scraping the ground as they dragged her along.
"MY QUEEN!" Some of them fearfully cried out.
Even though the queen was not liked, she was still a queen. Their queen. The woman bestowed the Luna title with the blessing of the moon goddess. How could she be reduced to a zombie?
The man was Damon. He had blood all over him and seemed to have been severely beaten to the point where he was too weak to fight off the men dragging him along.
When the rogues got closer, they tossed the queen on the ground and made Damon get on his knees.
Everyone was shocked to see this. The queen, who was her mother, had been reduced to this?
And also, Damon was the King's Beta!
This sight seemed to make most of them lose hope of surviving. Even her mother had not been spared? If she could do this to even her mother, who were they? What kind of monster was she?
It was going to be a long, frightening day.
"DO NOT—" Tyra started as she looked at Sir Evan: "Take. A. Step!" She warned him in a dark tone. She had noticed him trying to move. He was holding onto Williams, but then his wife was held captive, and now his sister, the Queen, had been reduced to this!
Sir Evan's vicious eyes glared at Tyra, who smiled faintly at him and nodded in the direction of his wife, who flinched when a knife was brought closer to her throat, ready to be slashed.
It was a warning. If he so much as took a step, his wife would die. And then he would have to choose between saving his son or his sister.
"Mother!" Williams cried out, trying to move, but Sir Evan had weighed the chances and quickly held him down.
The look he gave to Tyra was a promise to kill her himself.
The queen's weak eyes looked up at the villain who had reduced her to this. Having savages drag her out like she was some kind of slave. She hadn't been able to think of anyone else who could dare do that in their kingdom. But she had the greatest shock when she found the face of her daughter staring right back at her. There was no remorse, no guilt, and no sadness. They were only staring at her with nothing. As if Tyra couldn't be bothered about whatever was happening and whatever would happen to her.
That was when it came to Arya. She was nothing in the eyes of her daughter. If she had paid even a little bit of attention in the past, she would have realized that Tyra always looked at her with these blank eyes.
"T-Tyra...?" She choked on her tears. She was too weak to do anything. She could not expect anyone to save her. They were all praying for their lives.
"How could you do this to your kingdom?" Damon asked Tyra weakly. There was blood all over him. On his head, nose, lips, and ragged clothes. Everything was stained with blood.
"You should ask yourself that question. How could you betray the king by laying with his wife?" Tyra asked in a gentle tone.
Despite the fact that the lives of the others were at stake, they could not stop the surprised gasps that escaped their lips. Many of them still weren't aware of what transpired in the assembly room, so this came as a shock to everyone. Most especially the queen, who looked at Tyra with wide eyes.
"HOW CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING SO ABSURD!" Sir Evan yelled out in anger.
"Your sister. Is guilty. Of adultery." Tyra repeated to Sir Evan, making sure he got and understood every phrase.
"I... I didn't do it." The queen cried as she looked at her brother, who had turned to look at her with hopeful eyes for her to tell him her devil of a daughter was lying. If she could do all of this, why wasn't she capable of lying against the queen?
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