Chapter 769. Trial
Mauve sat in the courtroom beside Jael. From her left to his right, lords made a half circle around the room. Mauve blinked as she looked around. She didn’t even know they had a courtroom in the castle, but what was even more astonishing was the number of lords in attendance. In one glance, she could count at least twenty.
Jael had wanted her to stay out of the trial, but Mauve had vehemently refused. She was the reason Seraphino was standing in court; there was no way she would not be a part of this. Whispers floated through the room, and more than a few glances were sent her way.
"Why are we here?" a lord asked.
"Didn’t you get the Primus’s letter?"
"I did, but it wasn’t exactly very detailed. But did you see her stomach? I didn’t know she was that heavily pregnant."
"Shh! What if the Primus hears you?"
"I didn’t say anything wrong."
There were a lot of familiar faces. Sabrina was there with her father, but there was no sign of her mother and her younger sister. Lord Levaton was missing from this, but his daughter was in attendance, and behind her stood Damon. According to Jevera, her father was too exhausted from the last trip to travel again, and she was representing him. Jael didn’t care about this and didn’t comment on the matter. Lord Phelan was also in attendance; he seemed the most anxious of the bunch, but his son, however, was nowhere to be found.
Mauve glanced at Jael, and he met her gaze. The past few days had been a bit tough, especially after she found out what Seraphino had done. Seraphino had been brought to the castle, where he was kept in the underground dungeons. Jael often went to see him, but Mauve was unsure what went on down there. However, she would be lying if she said she couldn’t guess because even though Jael always cleaned up before meeting her, she could still smell the blood on him.