The entire hall had fallen silent… Dead silent. Even the servants and musicians seemed to be trembling in fear. Because no matter how the story was flipped, the conclusion remained that King Gerald had asked for Barak's head in exchange for his daughter's honor being tainted. So it was only fair that the demand be reversed now that it had been proven before everyone that the princess was a beautiful liar who just sullied the name of a mighty warrior prince. Thereby dishonoring the entire Trago nation.
No one trembled as much as Neriah did for she valued her life more than anything else. To lose her neck was not an option! She hated them. She hated them all. Father and son were alike. Beasts cut from the same dirty cloth. She could not believe he was boldly asking for her head and her father stood there blaming her! Doing nothing to counter the words of a foreign king who just threatened royalty!
