Chapter 74 - 68: Judging Dertulian
The day of judgment had arrived.
Almost everyone in the kingdom could foresee that the trial was of extraordinary significance.
No matter what the outcome might be, this trial was set to determine a rational crisis sweeping through the entire kingdom.
The one being judged was Dertulian, son of the Prophet, brother of the King.
Tens of thousands of Logosians gathered outside the palace, awaiting the soldiers to escort Dertulian to the stone-crafted magnificent palace to face the trial presided over by the King and the Nobles.
The commoners and slaves who sympathized with Dertulian, who adored this man, lined the streets shouting the name of the son of the Prophet.
Countless people knelt down, articulated to God the tribulations of Dertulian, praying for his safety, beseeching that he might receive fair treatment.
Dertulian faced them with a smile, then was led by the soldiers into the palace.
But as Dertulian stepped inside the expansive palace, all he encountered were hatred, hostility, and contempt.
The palace was filled with Nobles who had been the powerful Elders and Sages since the era of the Sapo King, conferred with the King on matters great and small, and this time was no exception.
In the past, Nobles often had endless debates over affairs affecting the kingdom, but now the case was quite the reverse, almost everyone united with the same intent, determined to execute Dertulian to completely suppress this sweeping crisis.