Chapter 143: Plead For Her
Complete pandemonium descended in the venue. The hordes of nobles and royalty nearly trampled upon one another to get out of the way as the palace guards moved to arrest Orion’s men. However, Orion’s men refused to go quietly. Soleia watched with dawning horror as they began to resist arrest. They raised their arms, and loud clanging filled the air as their swords clashed.
To her surprise, there were guards who actually moved to arrest Sir Ralph!
"What are you doing?" She shrieked, moving forward to stop him before she could stop herself. Her sisters shot her horrified looks and quickly pulled her away.
"That’s a question meant for you!" Celestina cried out, a voice a frenzied whisper. "Have you forgotten he’s technically part of the Duke’s household?"
Soleia’s blood ran cold. She had forgotten such a basic fact. Sir Ralph was part of Orion’s household― the only reason why he even got a house on Drankenmire’s grounds was because he was Orion’s best friend.
"But he isn’t a rebel―" Soleia tried to stop the guards from kicking him to the ground, but Sir Ralph met her eyes and discreetly shook his head.
Resistance was not the best course of action. And if Soleia tried to speak up for him, she would damn herself too. Rafael would not have that on his conscience.
Besides, it was only a matter of time before he escaped this place. He highly doubted any dungeon of Vramid could keep him for long.
However, he was the only one of Orion’s men to have gone quietly. The rest of them seemed to be behaving more like raging beasts, refusing to think about the bigger picture.