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LAURA

“Silence!” The orator ordered.

“You don’t have to be afraid,” I continued. “Gertrude only wants to shed the blood of our king, Killian. And if he doesn’t shed his blood, he would come for ours, that is why I am going to organize a search party that would search and bring Killian out of where he is hiding.”

“How did you know he is hiding, my queen? You haven’t yet answered that question,” the orator said.

“I told you I had gone to his room and he was nowhere to be found. We all know that Lucio is Killian’s beta and also his best friend, right?” I asked and they all murmured in agreement. “I went to Lucio's chamber to ask him about the whereabouts of Killian because Lucio knew everything about Killian. When I entered his room, he was nowhere to be found. His room was in bad shape, his clothes were everywhere. It was as if he visited his room before uniting and running away with his friend. Does that answer all of your questions?”

“Yes ma’am,” he said.

“Another other question for m