Cornelius comes closer to me. "Instead of being sent to the gallows, she will become my personal servant instead."
"Her crimes are too much for a punishment like that!" the previous king complains.
"Nevertheless, the truth spell did not activate, which means the allegations are not enough. I'd say give them both a punishment. Miss Aiko will be exiled, and Lyrica will become my personal servant."
Cornelius is about to hug me when I push him away. I can guess what he wants now. He wants to keep me more than the previous king ever wanted, even if that means that I will be his toy servant. I will become a prisoner and will be stripped of freedom. Someone who doesn't have a position but will always serve him — in bed, in politics, in war, in everything. That's why he tried to persuade me not to escape earlier — he already knew what my fate would be. Seriously, I am so outmatched by these novel characters!
