Mirelah;
I look over at Liriel, and she raises a brow at me as she clasps her hands behind her.
'Do you?' She mouths, and I grit my teeth.
"I… "I make to speak, but Queen Velnara's voice cuts me off.
"Your real aim is for her not to marry Kealith, right!? How can you give out that kind of punishment? You know she wouldn't be able to serve it! "Queen Velnara scolds as she stands from her throne, and the panic in her voice scares me.
This punishment… What is it? The name alone sends shivers down my spine.
"If she can not serve the punishment, she should return to her kingdom. Her crime is one that attracts death as its lawful punishment. Yet, in the council's mercy, we offered her a punishment that has been used to correct straying family members in the past! "King Famarion replies, and I once again peek out from behind Kealith.