15 Lamb Meat

-Impossible! There must have been evidence, even a clue!

-Don't get me wrong, your majesty, but the statements of numerous interviewed witnesses support the fact and also have ...-

-Ha! Lies, the investigation should have thrown the truth after this event, a living being cannot act like this and collapse from one day to the next and then explode without more leaving the entire kingdom upset, perhaps it is not noticeable, that something that does not fit in this whole thing! -

Espin was irritated, doubts had arisen about the death of Sophia's right hand and could not let it pass as the rest of the investigators did. His office had been in chaos since the Fersa case, but with the Ashley thing it had all gone to hell. Since then he had not been able to sleep and soon put everyone to work to solve the case.

-My lord, as I told you, the forensic experts and magic trackers found no traces of any magical trace except that of Viscountess Ashley Bluer, if some external agent had caused her minimal death, they would have left a magical or slight trace that she was with something or someone there that night and that mark remains at most for ten days, but there was no such thing during the period in which the kingdom was in alarm and neither on the day of her death, if there had been something, it would be noticeable right away-

-You are insinuating that that woman with such physical condition suddenly fell ill, suffered for less than a month, collapse and no one but no one heard the explosion or saw anything the day she died, except for the rotten smell that she emitted the next day? Phillip for the only time I ask you to understand that this is not a story that arises from a delirium something is wrong ... wrong! -

-His Majesty even the Queen and Deputy Chief Emily who dealt with her directly, declared and all we got was the same story, even in each and every questioned was the same, the Viscountess was already ill from before and can be that he was already in his last days and fell on his state of health so as not to affect his work-

-No ... there's a cat locked up here and I'm going to find out Phil-

Fatigue was clear on King Espin's face and a - Enough is Enough - was not an option. Espin rests one hand on the armrest of the chair, holding on tightly and with the other hand covers his eyes, suddenly a thought illuminates his head, it would seem crazy to some but this man was left with no alternative.

-Phil for now we will officially stop everything, considering the case closed and send for the Geneva Commission, tell them I have a job for them-

Phillip froze and gulped at his master's request.

-Your ... Your Majesty it is not necessary to go to that extreme or that we were at war or worse-

-Don't make me repeat it Phil-

-If your majesty, I will call them to you right away-

**

That same afternoon on the other side of the palace.

-Oh you want me to treat you gently! But how impertinent of you!

-Mhhhhggg-

-My lady doesn't think she should use the scissors, the letter opener could damage her immaculate hands-

Another young woman was being tortured by Queen Sofia and her new friend Emily. The poor girl, this time was tied and gagged to the chair, while Sophia, stabbed her hands after secretly finding her painting her nails with a polish that she had thrown away that morning.

-Mmmm ... Ok ... You're right Emily almost hurt my beautiful and impeccable hands ♥! -

In a state of total euphoria she took the scissors supplied by Emily and began to cut off the maid's fingers. Impossible was to drown the beast that was hungry for satisfaction by generating unrelenting pain, Sophia was derailing with each passing day in her temporary palace.

Suddenly there is a knock on the door. He was a messenger, from the king with news for her on the matter of Ashley and her new palace. She lowered the scissors and asked Emily to fetch the envelope while she wiped her red-stained hands while leaving the young woman to bleed to death in the chair.

Emily opens the envelope and begins to read the letter from King Espin and Sophia sits on the couch admiring her now clean hands.

-And what news does that braggart send me, he doesn't want me to testify again, does he? Damn useless good for nothing, he has not complied with what I asked him and he believes that he can have me from here to there while he does whatever he wants, this is an insult! -

-On the contrary, my lady seems to be that the investigation came to an end and the case was labeled as "Natural death by illness", in addition to the fact that the new palace will be ready by the end of next week. He put all the workers to work day and night to give you what you asked for in the construction plans -

-Hahaha! Seriously, that despicable haughty is finally moving, it was about time, I was getting tired of seeing the faces of the investigators and being locked in this hole. I will be free to party. Emily, could you please find fresh lambs for the feast, Ashley couldn't get anything last time and I was disappointed -

-I will be delighted to do it, my lady, I will start to bring the best lamb meat- bowing, Emily leaves.

[If only that son of a bitch hadn't set the place on fire, I would know what to do with the lambs]

Emily writhed with resentment inside as she chewed on her nails.

"Lamb Meat". It was the codename for the young women to be sacrificed and as the queen had said, lately they were in short supply. Emily wanted to find the best ones, although she had no idea how Ashley got them without arousing suspicion, or the dealers she was currently dealing with. All this information was in her cousin's room under seven keys, but Espín had burned the place down, causing her to end up hating the king as much as Sofia. The king completely annulled the means of reference or data that she could have seized.