I gulped down my terror, horrified at hearing his threat. I readied myself to accept what was to come and just move ahead with it, even if it was going to be painful, but this was not what I had expected. There seemed to be no other way out than to bear with the king's wishes.
After speaking privately to the knight commander, the cruel king gave his order for all the knights to stand at their designated positions in the court. Later, he ordered us to stand and be released from our hackles. Then his tall figure came to stand in front of me, studying me with his emerald green eyes. They were exactly the shape and colour as Aidan's, mesmerising and terrifying at the same time.
"Whereabouts are you from?" he asked as he examined my hand to see which finger he shall take. "Give me a definite answer if you are unable to remember the exact answer."
