Chapter 2

"This is madness!" King Francis anger. This situation draws the attention to the other nobles. "Dear, you must calm, you drag too much attentions." His wife, Queen Fiona Whispering. "Pardon me to make such a ruckus." He laughs trying to fixed up but it's won't stop and spread to fast. "Why you don't tell me about your son?" He come closer and lift up Tiara. "He's not my actual son, he's my adopt son." Tiara explained.

After they hear it, they got shocked. They talk to each other and start make the rumour and spreads so fast like a disease. "Why, don't you have no interest to have marriage instead of having an adopted child." King concerned. "Your king speaks is true, There are so many noblemen can be arranged and marriage is one of the happiest desires for most women." The queen giving advice.

"My king and queen, thank you for your concerned and it's not like I don't have desire and I love it but there are no men who want me because they saw me as dirty blood." Tiara confessed. They were shocked. "How dare they insult you, tell me who was it?" king angry. Tiara keeping silence and it same goes to the all other nobles avoided to be accused.

"Why are you silence?" King questions Tiara. "Dear, please restraint yourself, don't destroy this party." The queen rubbing the king chest to make himself to become rational. "This is not about her matter, it's also about me, questioning about my leadership as a king." He seems anger mixed with frustration. "If this keep on, betrayal will come upon my throne." He continues.

"Now Lady Tiara, I command you to speak who is it." He's waiting for the answers. Tiara keeping her mouth shuts. Thinking whether she want answer it or not. The both of choices will give bad affect to her. If she talks, it will create more enemies. If she's kept like this, defying king's word would bring her to death. "Are you defying my command, Tiara?" The king become aggravate.

A sudden explosion was exploding outside the palace hall drawing their attention questioning what's happening. A Then it's continued with shaking like an earthquake after the explosion make them panic. Terrifying for what happen they screaming and run away to find some safe spot. The uncontrollable crowd make hard for the royal guard to protect the king.

"Make it through!" The people still ignore and didn't make any path for them. In the mess of crowded, Ruddy looking at Tiara and it seems she calmed and didn't make a single move. Her son too. 'There must be something wrong.' He talking to himself.

"Silence!" The fuss in the hall palace become silence. The voice of king controls the crowded. 'That's the voice of god.' She's grinning. She looks at the east side, with the sharp eyes she's glaring to someone. None of someone, it was Ruddy. He surprised; she already knows he was looking at her. After their eyes met, she covering her face with handmade fan.

"Do not worry, our kingdom has excellent army. Let them do their works" Peoples chattering. With his big arms, people feel calmed after listening what king said. Even they cool down a little but fear was still remaining inside their heart. Questioning what were just happen and hoping their safety's protected.

"Milord, are you safe?" Commander come forward and kneeling following by others knight. "As you can see." Francis sat on his throne. "The matter now is what just happen?" He seems unhappy about this accident. "Milord, we receive report that there was an explosion occurred at carriage park. It seems no injuries just only carriage and horses are dead." He explained.

"Who's carriage?" Francis asking. "It seems belong to Duke Ruddy, milord." He answers. "What!!!" Ruddy surprised with anger. "My driver?" He asking. "He safe but got some injuries." Commander responses. He a little relieves but after he looking at Tiara, his anger become boiling.

"It was you…" He grabs his fists. Tiara questioning why she was staring by him. She doesn't know what cause his eyes fill with grudge but she knows the hatred towards her. Instead of him, everybody as same as him, making her the sole suspect for this crime.

"So, any proof for my guilty?" The hall become silence. Their glare kept hidden. Nobody dares to spoke up. One wrong word can destroy themselves. The attentions more to Francis, shocking after hearing what Tiara says but he just kept watching either its amusing or waiting it until the end. "Milord, we must stop this before it turns bad." His advisor whispering to him.

"Your lateness coming and have a grudge against me. "It's conspicuous, Milord" He stepping up to forward. "That's a lie!" Alan shouted, suddenly he stopped. 'Why my voice doesn't come out.' questioning himself. After he looking his mother, now he realizes it. Her magic tools that gave him for controlling his action. He gave up.

"Have you done the investigation?" "Have you done interrogated the witnessed or guards around here?" Ruddy remained quiet. "it seems none." She continued. No actions were taken because the words were true. Now it's remained to the Francis decision. He keeps rubbing his beard. "Now I concluded that there no accusation, isn't Briggard?" He looking at his advisor.

"Indeed." He responded. Briggard step forward stand beside Francis. Francis give a nod sign to him permission for leaving rest of it to him. "Now, the king order for all of you to return home with the guiding of our army." They follow the instructions with cooperation. The army line up from the door until to their carriages to ensure their safety.

"For Lady Tiara and Duke Ruddy, the both of you not only giving cooperation but making trouble at the event and without courtesy towards king." He taking a breath. "Both of them must be punish." He continues.

"So, about the punishment…."Francis staring to both of them.