I am always reminded of my heritage. I am royalty, no more I think. Looking at my father's anger I can explain daddy I can say I am innocent and Jason has done no harm accept for being super frustrated most of the time he has never really got past first base with me. Yet in our culture being alone with a young woman is an offence that is punishable by death. As love did not exist in public and a man had to pay for the right to have a woman on his arm or in his bed. I was given the right to speak by my father when he lifted his hand and bellowed speak woman, "Father, please forgive me I tried to contact you ,please don't hurt Jason he is innocent, he has done no harm to me.", I shrilly shouted so that my father could hear me over the low din of mumbling voices of his men who were all whispering to each other.
I am afraid of my father's anger and I go on to plead for Jason's life as my father is now getting a redder shade it is my knowledge of the past knowing it is emence anger making him look like a kettle that is about to explode. "You dare, to defend yourself from my anger, what rights do you have in my kingdom you are hated by all Antineba, yes hated and stop crying as this makes me even more angry."my father says this screaming loudly for all to hear. This is public humiliation and as far as I am concerned quite unnecessary. I take a glance at the grand vizier who is sitting next to my father on a podium he seems to have a slight smile on his face . The wooden box where the two of them seem to be ruling the outcome of this hearing is close to me , they are judging me and I fear I will be condemned to death or worse they could hurt Jason. My father brings down his hand and shouts silence, he then directs his attention to Jason who is being dragged forward and when I get a good look at his puffy face I gasped with fear and anger for him as he looks like he has been punched by more than one man. As they were great big men it was quite unnecessary for anyone of them to display this amount of anger and hurt Jason as he's the one I have come to care for I want to rush to his side and help him but I dare not move for his sake.
"Why have you deceived your nation and done this terrible thing to live with my daughter it is the most disturbing and disgraceful thing you have done ," my father shouts at him. I hear that you are from the clan of the Masters and I cannot believe you to be so stupid as to think I will not punish you." "Your majesty, please forgive me I did not know she was Princess Antineba as I had no idea of her deception from our country and I thought her name was Camileta. She has deceived me as she could have told me the truth, but I don't fight for my life, kill me ,kill me. I don't want to live knowing it's her I came to love. I don't love her anymore anyways I will never forgive her for lying to me."
I am so taken aback by Jason's screaming terade I cannot think of a good reason why he would hate me now. How can he hate me after everything we went through together. I decided to make a last plea for Jason's life. My father was looking agitated he looked as if he had ,had enough of me . "Please daddy!"