The courtyard was filled with stunned silence as Aurelia held Cassian's bloodied body in her arms. Her heart pounded wildly in her chest as she gently stroked his cold face. Her tears mixing with the blood on his skin.
The crowd of servants guards and even a few nobles who had gathered to watch the punishment stared in stunned silence. No one had expected the princess to appear let alone risk everything for a mere servant. The whispers began to spread like wildfire.
"He's just a servant what could she possibly see in him?"
"Did she really care for him or was it some kind of foolish rebellion?"
"I thought it was just a fantasy from the servant's side to climb higher but who knows the princess is just as involved in it."
The murmurs spread quickly but they were drowned out by a sharp voice that cut through the air like a blade.
"What is this?"
