Chapter 188: An Heir
A handful of the knights hesitated the second Aleksander’s instruction ended with the vision he gave them. However, the anguished cries of the nobles seemed to have irked them, and after another second of thinking, plus the young king’s intense glare, the knights immediately took action.
"What are you trying to do?" High Priestess Naya angrily asked as the knights pushed their way towards the vampire clergy.
"High Priestess, do you know what your priest has done in particular that we believe without fail that he has committed treason against the crown and that of the whole kingdom?" Aleksander addressed the angry High Priestess.
"I have no idea whatever it is that you are trying to imply, your majesty," she replied sourly, "All I know is that Priest Mora is a valuable member of the clergy, and a loyal citizen of the Western Kingdom."
Elys scoffed, her brows knitting together at the middle.
"High Priestess Naya, your priest has brought in a dangerous item given by the Eastern spy, and used it to create mayhem and destruction within the kingdom," Elys said. "Specifically, the fire that raged and claimed innocent lives today."
This time around, High Priestess Naya’s ears twitched and turned towards the young queen.
"What do you mean?" she asked utterly confused. "That Mora... he burned the capital himself?"
"That is what it is, High Priestess," Elys lifted her chin and smiled with a smug look on her face.
The High Priestess ground her teeth. Heavy footsteps of armored knights approached the side of the vampire clergy, and one of them stepped out to address the criminal in question.
"Priest Mora, under the orders of his majesty, King Aleksander Reagan Hazreel Ardorlean, you are under arrest for treason against the crown. Please come forward and we will accompany you to the dungeons," the highest ranking knight within the room spoke directly to Mora.