299 THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PAST

Azra interrupted in and Raigon thought that he would defend Zoe. But he did not.

"Lady Thana should be brought to the dungeons.  But I'm afraid she was right, your Highness. It was the foremost reason why the Three picked this place and inhabited it. This is where the Tree of Egdelwon is."

"I thought you were with me, Azra." Raigon replied as he swallowed hard. He knew how serious this was and he didn't expect Azra to side with him as he was always an upholder of the law. But he was hurt hearing it from him.

"I am with you, your Highness. You know my faithfulness to you and to Her Highness.  But this is unjustifiable to the traditional laws of the land. Who knows what could happen to Terra? You remember the Great Bloodbath that happened eighteen years ago." 

She gently lay Zoe down at the foot of the Tree as his hands suddenly went weak from his recollection.