THE FORBIDDEN QUEEN
An old wrinkled man with not much teeth, one of the council elders, claimed, "Your Majesty, respectfully, we already put them on trial months ago. The royal court and priests said they were innocent. It is not correct to execute them now."
The King glared at him. "So what are you suggesting, Elder?"
"If you punish them again, it will start a rebellion," the elder said carefully. "Queen Isolde's parents rule another important house, and that will destroy the peace between Taranth and their land."
"So we just let them go?" the King snapped.
The elder hesitated. "Take away their titles. Strip them of their rights to the throne."
For a moment, the room was silent. Then the King smirked. "Fine. I
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