"He is telling the truth," Queen Margret said. Everyone was shocked at her statement. Even General Thompson was surprised he did not expect her to agree to his words. "But why do I feel she is about to tie me with my own words?" He asked himself.
Queen magret seeing that she had all the attention focused on her continue to speak. She had deliberately allowed General Thompson to put a knife against her throat. Unlike General Thompson who was carried away by anger, the Queen picked out the approaching steps with her ears.
So they witness when the General was trying to cut off her neck. She had made a mental calculation on how long it will take the steps to enter the study so she annoyed him into an unfavorable position. "I did not mean about the knife he threw, I don't know where he aimed at but the stab of the knife bears witness," the Queen said.
General Thompson stood there unable to say a word. She was right, he had been the one that threw the knife.
