Chapter 170: [Bonus - ] Framed
"Prince Conrad, tests have returned revealing that the poison was made from a rare flower, the ’Shira’, which is found only in the northern kingdom." The King’s eyes were hard and emotionless as he stared at the Prince. "Until there is further evidence about the assassination attempt on my mistress and daughter, you will be guarded in your chambers."
"Father! That is outrageous-"
"Enough," King Osian snapped, glaring at his daughter and then back at Conrad.
"You are imprisoning my fiancé. The Prince of Hatherland. You know how this will affect-"
"I said enough, Evanna. Do not engage in matters you have no control of." King Osian interrupted; he did not raise his voice, nor did it tremble, but the tone stopped his daughter from arguing like she usually would. He turned his head back to Conrad. "This is for your own protection."
Conrad stayed seated, his eyes on the King as he regarded his words. He almost scoffed at them, it most certainly was not for his protection, but King Osian was choosing his words wisely so as not to insult him and insult King Horik too much. It was now a very dangerous game to charge another royal for the attempted assassination of Lady Loraven and Princess Evanna. Conrad did not try to kill his future wife and mother-in-law, and he could tell the King was also very doubtful of this.
King Osian was imprisoning him to oblige his council and any who would take this as an opportunity against Hatherland. It was only because of the ’Shira’ flower that he was suspected and most likely framed. The Prince sighed and stood up, his eyes locked with the King’s. If he wanted to, he could kill the King and guards in ten seconds. He could kill all of them really in a blink of an eye and make Evanna Dunhurst’s Queen, but it was not a part of his plan.
For now, he would follow these rules.
Conrad looked at Evanna as the guards came to stand by his side. He could see the fierceness and deviance burning brightly behind those green eyes. The Prince knew Evanna would help him, and he was confident in her abilities as young as she was. She knew how to handle the poisoning incident and asked for the physician to check the blood for the poison; if he didn’t know her better, he would suspect her of framing him. But that would mean his execution and two of the most powerful kingdoms going to war with one another.