Chapter 11 Kill him
Edward pov .
I Woke very early the next morning ,Got dressed and was about to leave my chambers when I heard a knock on the door .
" Come in "
" Good morning your majesty "
" Samuel just the first person I want to see this morning , Tell me is everything Ready "
" Yes Your Majesty, Everything is ready ,I came to inform you that your Step brother just arrived "
" You mean Alexander "
" Yes My Lord and his requesting to see you "
I walked close to Samuel with both hands in my trouser pocket .
" Samuel I could remember , When I asked you what you told him the least time he came visiting you didn't give me an answer so would you like to explain to me what his doing here today "
" Actually Your majesty I told him that your schedule are tight the day, That you won't be receiving any visitors but I was surprised when one of the guards from the entrance came to announce his visitation "
" Really "
" Yes My Lord "
" Tell have the council arrived yet "
" Yes Your Majesty, They just arrived And they are waiting for you at the court room "
" Good let's go then "
We let My chambers ,and Was walking towards the court room when my eyes caught hold of something .I turned to Samuel.
"Samuel tell them am coming I have something important to do "
" Your majesty ..But..But "
" Don't make me repeat Myself again Samuel I hope am clear "
" As you wish Your Majesty "
He quickly left my presence with the guards that was following us .,I walked towards the person who was busy cleaning .and stood right behind her , It took her ten seconds to notice someone was standing behind her "
" Boom surprise"
She was shocked by my action ,I Could see the horror look on her face , But I just couldn't take my eyes off her because she was looking more beautiful today ,infact I mesmerized by her beautiful ,I tried to start up a conversation with her but I see she just wasn't ready to talk to me .I tried everything to get her attention but she kept pushing me away, The more she pushed me away the more I want to be with her .
When she pushed my hand away I felt like holding her forever, Finally she left my sight I just couldn't stand it .
I walked to the court room , Immediately the door was opened the court room became silent .
" What happened did I interrupt your little party "
They all stood up to sing my praises .
" Long live the king !!!"
" Long live the king !!!"
I signalled them to have a sit and I turned to Samuel who was standing beside me with a sheet of paper in his hand .
" Thank you Samuel "
They started whispering to themselves .
" Tell me do we start from ."
" Your Majesty you never mentioned to us the purpose of this meeting "
" Oh yes actually I forgot , But since you have asked me tell you , Someone has been using my name to collect taxes from the people "
" Excuse me Your Majesty , But what has that got to do with us ,We all know that every citizen of Atlantis are suppose to pay tax so it's not suppose to be something new "
" Your right but when the citizens are forced to pay tax or lose their life is that concerned to be fair "
The room became silent , They started murmuring to each order .
" Permit me to speak Your majesty ,We all know that taxes are paid to make sure the city is in good shape so I don't think if the tax are doubled or tripled it's for our own good your majesty ,I Really don't understand why the people are complaining about it now "
" You are right sir John they shouldn't complain about it ,Its so unfortunate that you are one of those people defaming the king's name "
" Actually, Your majesty forgive me but I never said so please am sorry "
" You just said your mind I wouldn't hold you responsible for your actions by I have a good way of rewarding people who feel they know more than me "
" Pardon my manners My Lord, I only spoke my mind "
" Indeed "
I turned to look at Samuel ,.
" Please Samuel could you be kind enough to bring in the executioners .
" Yes your majesty "
In less than two seconds he came in with the executioners
" Good so Tell me where did I stop "
Everyone held their breath in anticipation of what's about happen . But one person was brave enough to speak .
" Your majesty I really don't understand what's going on but please explain better , You can't just continue treating us like slaves and besides we are citizens of this kingdom and we also have the right to speak I don't understand what's happening "
" Calm down Sir Eliot you will understand when the time comes but before then I would like you to step toward "
" Me "
" Yes off course "
He got up from his seat and then stood in front of me . But I could see fear in his eyes. I said in a low voice .
" Tell me Sir Eliot why are defaming the king's name "
" What me ! Your majesty I never did such "
" Really can you explain to me what happened in the market while I was away , And simply because the man couldn't pay his tax you asked your men to kill him .
" My king you are accusing me wrongly "
" So you are trying to say that the king is lying right ?"
" Am sorry my king but I never said you are lying am only trying to say...."
" Bring in the prisoner "
Immediately two men was dragged into the court room.
" Tell me sir Eliot do you know this people "
" No I don't know them "
Immediately he said that, One of the men screamed .
" Please Sir Eliot save us, How can you do this to us . We are your most trusted guards and now you want to leave us simple because we were caught "
" Shut up your mouth "
He fell on his knees .
" Your majesty please don't listen to them I did everything for this great city please don't punish me am sorry please "
" I understand but I think I have to set the record straight"
" Please Your majesty forgive me please "
I signalled the executioners to take him away in no time one of the executioner came forward and grabbed his hand and dragged him to the chopping table .
" Please Your majesty please ...please my children are still young please "
" What about the man you killed ,he also had children why didn't you think about them before ending his life "
" It was a mistake please your majesty please have mercy "
I turned to look at the council members who was holding there breath in fear.
" I believe this will serve as a lesson to anyone who try to sabotage my name ."
I got up from my throne and was about to leave when I turned to the executioner
" Chop of his head ,Cut his body into four parts and send it to the four axis of the markets tell them the fool who forcefully collected tax from them had been killed "
" No no please your majesty please "
Without wasting any more time, I walked out of the court