Chapter 191 - The Court Summon
Rudra was summoned to the Elven court. The court was filled to the brim with court officials , members of the Church , the royal family . The second queen , the queen , princess Ruby , first prince Rumi and King Frey.
King Frey sat on his throne as he looked down on Rudra and his crew who were surrounded by Royal guards.
Frey said " Today , we have convened this royal court session , as the Honorary Bishop of the Church " Shakuni " has made bold claims slandering the Royal Family. He calls himself an Oracle capable of recieving divinations from the G.o.ddess and has accused that the first prince is not a high elf and not my son , but a son born from an illicit affair between the Queen and a mere servant . That he does not have the blood of the G.o.ddess in his veins ".
Loud chatters and murmurs broke out everywhere , the royal court had became a mess , between those chatters some words spoken loudly were .
" BLASHPHEMY ".
" THE QUEEN IS A S***".
" AN ORCALE? "
" He"s a HUMAN".
However both the first Queen and the first prince paled , they knew all this was true. But inside this royal court , they could not run , they could not hide. They were already here.
The first prince shouted " SLANDER! , U should cut the throat of this human , human"s are deceitful and disgusting species , we cannot take the words of a human at face value. If I was not a high elf , It would have been found out long back. My blood is rich in vitality , it oozes with mana , it is as pure as any other high elf in this room".
Many heads nodded , the prince"s blood indeed contained the vitality of a high elf there was no doubt about it.
Maybe the human was lying ... Humans could really not be trusted.
Someone shouted " You liar , how dare you slander the prince , you will pay the price of your uncouth tongue ".
" KILL HIM! ".
"lying human!! ".
This is where the members of the Church stepped in , the cardinal said " King Frey , I will not stand idle as the Honorary Bishop of the Church is being disrespected in your court.".
Following his declaration the paladins from the Church drew out their weapons. The royal guards pulled out theirs in retaliation .
The environment overall was extremely combustible . Just a little spark and an all out war would start.
However , just then a voice was heard
" SILENCE ! " , It was King Frey.
" No one will speak in this court without permission now , or you will be jailed in the dungeons for three days ". He declared.
There was pin drop silence in the court . The paladins and the royal guards sheathed their weapons.
King Frey said " Explain to me Honorary Bishop Shakuni , how do you respond to these charges ".
Rudra looked unfazed as he said in a calm yet domineering tone " It is indeed true that I recieved a divination from the G.o.ddess, in that divination I saw the princess denying the incestual advances of the first prince , leading to him murdering her .... ".
" SHUT YOUR TRASH MOUTH ". Rumi exploded in anger.
However before he could say anything more , BAM! he was kicked square in the gut as the wind went out of his chest. He was detained by 5 royal guards.
Frey looked coldly on his son as he said " No one speaks without permission , after the court is over , you will spend three days in the dungeon ".
The room was terrified , the king was too cold. Imprisoning his own son. If he could to that to his son , they stood no chance of escaping punishment. It was better to not open their mouths.
Rudra continued " The first prince is a sc.u.m , however it is not a surprise as her mother is a sc.u.m . Sleeping with a servant , as for the blood in his veins is emitting the strong vitality is because his mother has smuggled the vial of a precious treasure from the royal vault a few days after his delivery and replaced it with dyed water.
The first prince has had repeated infusions of diluted dragon blood for him to immitate the mana of a high elf , as for wether I am saying the truth or the lie , I think it can be verified easily ".
Silence .... The room dint dare speak a word , however everyone knew that the aftermath of this event would have far reaching effects.
Frey asked a servant to verify the claims that Rudra made . He silently glanced at the first queen and he could see the anxiety on her face. She would not look him in the eyes. It was a face of someone guilty. Frey already knew at this point that the honorary Bishop was speaking the truth. He spoke his mind fearlessly and with gusto.
He had absolute faith in his words.
A few minutes later , the servant returned with an artifact that was supposed to store dragon blood but instead indeed had dyed water.
Frey coldly poured the water out of the artifact , as he eyed the first queen with a murderous glint.
There were audible gasps heard all around the room , as the crowd realized that his story was indeed correct.
What does this mean for the kingdom?
Ruby eyed Rumi with disgust , she was extremely apalled by that man .
Rumi seeing the disgust of his beloved towards him glared at Rudra , the instigator of this event. He would not let this slide. He would escape this place here , and he would have his revenge.
Frey barely suppressing his anger asked the first queen Pelopne " How do you explain this event ".
Pelopne was taken aback when Rudra had caught her trickery and soo accurately at that .... Was he really a Oracle? Who had recieved a divination? However she was a sly woman , she would not go down soo easy.
She said " I have no involvement in the disappearance of the dragon blood , this is pointless slander. I have only had one lover in my life , and that is the king ".
The proof was not definite yet. She could not be convicted on suspicion. She played her hand perfectly.
However too bad for her , the opponent was the mastermind himself. She had actually fallen right into his trap.
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