Publishedat 3rd of September 2019 01:23:23 PMChapter 531
"That pyre had nothing to do with why we were attacked . If it had I would have been dead before we ever returned from the Ash Forest . " Kyera replied shaking her head . She knew this from the bottom of her heart . They didn"t think she would be stupid enough to move on her own and Kan would have sensed it . He was in tiger form, she herself had changed . If they… if HE had been near, she would have known . Some connections take more than time to break .
"You can"t say that for sure . Why else would they attack Princesses without their guards?" Fae asked triumphantly as though Kyera couldn"t answer her . She seemed so sure but Kyera didn"t have a chance . A cold Male laugh filled the room . Kan pushed off the wall, leaving the shadow he had been nested in .
"State your business?" Empress Vivian demanded and Kyera stood .
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"Kan?" She asked softly turning toward him . She recognized that laugh, it was cold and without merriment .
"Permission from the Forest Princess to d.a.m.n myself more than I already am in the eyes of my people?" Kan asked turning to her . As their eyes connected she knew what he wanted and… what he was risking . What he didn"t realize was he wouldn"t risk it alone . She had too many questions to let him die so easily .
"Permission granted, father bless our souls . " Kyera whispered the last sentence but he heard it . He offered her a soft smile and left it at that .
"You act as though these attacks are unprovoked . Do you know how many of the shifter kind have been stolen from the forest and tortured with your mark?" He asked the royals at the table . Clovis touched Kyera"s foot with his own for stabilization . "Do you realize how many shifting ones serve your court in constant agony because they can"t find a place to change without being seen?" He asked and the Emperor raised a brow .
"What is the meaning of this? There are no such creatures here unless they infiltrated our keep . You talk madness but we will find out what you know . Take him to the tormentors . " The Emperor growled and waved the guards to take him away but Kyera stood and moved to his side .
"He is a citizen of the Frost Gate . You have no Power to take him away . " Kyera spoke coldly to this man who claimed to once have been Emperor . She had seen nothing good of him, and his decisions were never his own .
"You must know your place, Lady Kyera . I was kind before because of your connection with Shadow Vale but with neither of your protectors"s here you have no grounds to stand on . " The Emperor warned her .
"Nor do you . You are not Emperor anymore . You drove your Empress to the arms of another kingdom for sanctuary . Your Mother is the crown, not you . " Lalia reminded him, her own voice tinged with rage .
"He has made a grievous error is accusing this land of atrocities . We must find the truth . " Empress Vivian replied with a heavy heart and Kyera laughed .
"You want the truth?" Kyera asked as she took Kan"s hand . "You got my back . "
"Kyera what are you going to…" before he could finish the sentence she roared . The sound of the forest tongue ripping from a human throat echoed through the trees . It reverberated off the walls as she stood in the center of the hall . Within moments there were people at the doors, entering to her call . Each prepared to fight or stand beside their Princess . Even the familiar face of Mally stepped through the crowd to stand at the front . "These are the people you imprisoned . These are the people scared by your hand . " She added spatting the words at the Emperor"s feet . "Show your marks . " Kyera called and they began lifting tunics, and uniting their dresses parting them shamelessly to show the wounded and marred skin of the arcane mark .