Chapter 62 Chapter 62
Edward pov :
He quickly administered treatment on her and stood up leave .
" Your majesty she's going to be okay ,please continue to keep an eye on her ,I think she should regain consciousness anytime soon"
" Thank you George samuel will escort you out "
He bow is head and walked out of the room ,I sat at side of the bed and held Valerie's hand .
"Hey I missed you so much please get well soon ,I wouldn't delay our marriage anymore "
I took the mattress and covered her well , I was scared she might be cold ,I stood up to leave , But was stopped by Tracy.
" Edward oh my God how is she "
" I Don't know Tracy , She had a fever Am so scared "
" Brother please be strong , Don't let the enemies know your weakness ,please be strong ,I will send my maid to come look after her "
" I think I will ask samuel to do that because no one can be trusted in this place anymore "
" I understand ".
She turned to look at valerie who was lying still on the bed .
" She looks so beautiful ,even in the state she is in ,I pray that Zeus preserve her life , Brother maybe we should go to the temple to offer prayers to Zeus to help preserve her life what do you think brother "
She turned to look at me with a smile on her face .
" Ah Tracy you should know I don't believe in all this things and besides I know My valerie is a strong woman she will be fine "
" Okay if you say so I won't mount pressure on you not now or ever "
" No problems ,please I have to go now today my trial begins .
" Sure brother my prayers are always with you "
I placed a kiss on her forehead and ushered her out of my chambers , immediately she left samuel walked up to me .
'"Your majesty you sent for me "
" Yes I did samuel I want you to double the guards in front of my chambers ,no one goes in and no one comes out I hope am clear "
" Yes your majesty "
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" Is everything ready "
" Yes your majesty"
I left my chambers and walked into the court room immediately I arrived they all stood up to pay there respect .
" Long live the king "
I sat on my throne and asked them to sit down , finally the trailer began .
" King Edward Theodore ,Do you swear in front of the council to say the truth and nothing but the truth ".
" I swear to say the truth and nothing but the truth "
An advanced man at his early fifties stood in front of the council .
" Your majesty you have been accused of killing your father ,what do you pleased guilty or not guilty "
"Not guilty "
"Well your majesty a letter was brought to us begging that we should reopen the case of your father's death ,and all our investigation have been carried out as expected, one of our witness said on the very day of the incident you were the last person the late king saw before his sudden demise what explanation do you have for that "
" Yes I met with the king because he had an assignment for me on that very day ,If you sir thomas had investigated this matter well you would find out that I wasn't in the city the very day my father was poisoned to death "
" You never can tell you might have paid the servant that was unfortunate to have been caught in the act some few Gold coin to have carried out your plans while in your absence"
" Tell me sir thomas how can I kill a man, who had been my father all this years ,what will be my gain "
" You stand to gain everything My lord we all know the throne was suppose to be given to Lord Alexander theodore , But unfortunately your father changed his mind and gave you the throne,so you might have killed him because you thought his was going to change his mind "
The hall was filled with murmuring .
"If I were you sir thomas I would mind the words I speak , You never can tell your head might be hanging on a stack for indirectly calling your king a murderer "
" With all due respect my lord are you threatening me "
" Why would I ,We all know you have always had an eye for the throne , But unfortunately my father turned you down. When you brought a marriage alliance between me and your daughter ,I would say you are trying to use that against me for rejecting you daughter ,oh poor girl I heard she couldn't bear the shame of rejection ,and then she decided to end the misery by committing suicide ..tsk...tsk...too bad "
Suddenly everyone in the hall started murmuring to each other .Sir Thomas felt the table turning against him ,He quickly cleared his throat and continued .
" This is not why we are here my lord ,if I must remind you it's a trial so please answer the question "
" I don't have any answers for the question you just asked me ,even a blind man can read the hand writing on the wall , My father might have been kill by my brother lord Alexander theodore , Alexander might have been angry that he lost the throne to me ,If you wouldn't mind permit me to bring in my witness "
I signalled hemsworth and he lead in a man into the hall .
" This is my father most trusted man Sir Clifford"
Immediately the court became silent , Sir thomas walked up to him And stood in front of him .
" Sir Clifford do you swear to say the truth And nothing but the truth "
" I swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth "
" Please sir Clifford tell this honorable council what you know about the late kings death "
" I was going to deliver a message to the king when I overheard his majesty and his first son lord Alexander having a serious argument, lord Alexander threatened to kill the late king if he wasn't made the king but his majesty took it as an empty threat "
" Are you sure the king Edward didn't pay you to speak against lord Alexander "
" Am a man with principles ,if I was that cheap to be bought I wouldn't have been the late kings trusted man .
The court room became noisy ,just then samuel walked into the court room and whispered something into my ears , instantly my heart skip a beat, I wanted to leave the court room immediately but I held myself back .