King Roderick study.
"Your majesty, you know I would never try to hurt you," General Thompson said. He had arrived at the Palace as early as possible that morning. He needed to do something to save his daughter.
"Do I?" the king asked.
"Of course, we have been friends since childhood. I supported you in every way when you decided to seat on the throne. I helped you murder the crown prince and pin the evidence on the second prince. Making the throne fall on you. I have been by your side since then. How can you think I will hurt you now? " general Thompson asked.
The king looked at him, "in case you have forgotten the crown prince and his brother trusted you. You were their friend. Yet you chose benefits over your friendship. So tell me why I can not believe you would hurt me, if there is a benefit to it," The king replied.