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At this point, Julia knew he was done for. He blamed his wife and father-in-law for bringing him into this predicament. If only lady Catherine had controlled her tongue non of them would be in the current situation.

Meanwhile, lady Catherine was outranged She could tell her husband was lying. It was clear that the crown prince would not use such an underhand method to get rid of him. The crown prince was known to be very rude. He was not the type to accuse anyone falsely. In her mind, they were both done for because of his actions. She did not think it was partly her fault for not controlling her tongue.

The Eunuch turned to the king and when he saw him nod in approval he turned to face Princess Ellen and Julia.

"Would he who tells the lie say the truth? or shall I send for the Oracle and his priest," the Eunuch asked

"The Oracle," Julia boldly declared, in his mind, it will take at least the whole day before the priest gets the message. This meant that judgment would only be passed the following day so he had enough time to escape. He would rather become exiled than die. Moreover, he was sure the three kingdoms against Avalon will take him in if he promised to help them defeat his brother. Ellen nodded in agreement.

The Eunuch then call a guard to send a message it was at this point the door to the courtroom was pulled open. Out of reflect, all eyes turned to the door wondering who dare to bash into the courtroom without invitation.

"Your majesty," the man who walked in bowed to the king. The King nodded his head. The man raised his head but instead of talking to the king he turned and whispered into Jefferey's ear.

"We received a message from Eight, the men had betrayed the prince and he is injured. Eight thinks there might be a surprise attack," One, the soldier who just walked in said.

Jeffery balled his hand in anger. Samor was far. The prince had never gotten injured before so his heart rate increased, knowing his life might be in danger. He swore under his breath to kill every one of those men

"Go prepare your brothers and the horses," Jeffrey instructed.

"I already gave that instruction before coming here, " One answered.

"Then I will join you shortly," Jeffery said and One bowed to the king before walking out. King Rodrik stayed mute. He did not get angry at the man's behavior because he was sure that whatever brought him so suddenly to the throne room was urgent and will have something to do with the battle in Samor.

"Your majesty I beg to be excused" Jeffery bowed as One walked out.

The king nodded in approval, but before Jeffery could take a step Ellen bowed to the king, "I Will come with you," she declared. She was very close to Jeffrey so she picked some of the man's words.

"Your majesty, I beg to excused," she said and ran after Jeffrey who had no intention of going with her.

The Queen shook her head. She heard everything the man told Jeffrey after all her hearing was as good as that of her son. ' does she really care about my son,' she questioned herself. She had always trusted her son's judgment and she hoped he did not make a mistake this time.

Princess Ellen was a beauty to behold and she knew that any man could easily get carried away by her beauty. Julia was stupid enough to try and use her.

She was sure she saw worry in Ellen"s eyes when she offered to go along with Jeffery. Shaking her head she looked at the king.

"Your majesty I have a request," the Queen said. The penalty for lying before the king is death. They can't both be telling the truth, To ensure that justice is served. Prince Julia and his wife should be kept in the royal tower till they are proven innocent, " Queen magret said.

"What about princess Ellen," Julia complain knowing that his plans were about to fail but luckily Ellen was already gone.

"I will stand in her place. After all, I was the one that accused you," Queen magret answered.

Very well then," the king agreed and got off his throne he needed to find out what was going on. Many of the nobles seated knew about the battle in samor and so they were also eager to find out about the update.

The King loves Julia, among all his sons Julia was his favorite but anyone close to king Rodrick knew that he valued benefits more than anything.

Besides he already gave his words to Sebastian. If there was a way out he would have let Julia go but this was a peculiar time and he knew that one wrong decision could lead to the fall of Avalo. No son could be compared with keeping his throne.

Prince Julia and lady Catherine were led out by the king's guards. The hall was very quiet. Invent like this did not happen every day so many people did not know how to react.

General Thompson felt outraged, how could the king allow this. Lady Catherine was his favorite child how could the king put her in a situation like this.

He had been fighting and winning wars for the king. He even lost his two sons to war. Lady Catherine was his only surviving child. He and the king have been friends from their youth. The marriage of their children was supposed to join their family together. The King promised to deal with the cursed prince himself so that Julia and his daughter would inherit the throne but that will be impossible if both of them are beheaded.

General Thompson his grint teeth in anger, although he knew his daughter was at fault for not controlling her tongue but he could not stand by and lose her.

He followed behind the king so they could make a plan together to trap Ellen and make her take the place of their children

Everyone believes that manipulating the Oracle of truth was impossible but the priest was human and could be manipulated. He walked with his head held high into the king's study after making a plan in his head to share with the king.

You majesty," General Thompson bowed as he entered into the king's study. He lifted his head and his eyes widen as though they will fall out of their socket

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