The Trial 3

The courtroom was shrouded in an electric tension as the king declared his final verdict for the insufferably rude woman with no regard for the crown princess.

Even though some council members objected to the king's decision, regarding it as weak, ill-thought and biased, Chelsea's initial sentence was changed.

She was to be admitted to a psychiatric clinic, where she would undergo six months of psychiatric evaluation and rehabilitation from the use of hard substances. Then she would face life imprisonment with hard labour.

Chelsea who was already smiling to her grave, a blurry illusion of herself running towards Jay and a toddler, instantly snapped out of it.

"What madness!" She corked her head in the king's direction. "Have you and all your cabinet members gone insane?"

Smack!

Chelsea was struck on the right cheek by one of the guards dragging her. But his action failed to shut her up.