Chapter 36
The crowds had already gathered by6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpltLi3gsz
the time Vander had left the basement and been brought outside. He could feel6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSraGljtJw8
that everything was placed on a knife’s edge just waiting for someone to do6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKiBPwIpVM
something to light a match under the powder keg. There were five soldiers in6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMdFfY3vjF
front of him, two of them were holding the chains to his hands, while the five6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxQKlYX4bJ
behind him were holding his leg iron chains. There were guards surrounding him6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbwegnRKS0
as well to keep anyone from trying anything, or to keep him from escaping.
“How do you like the crowd?”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkf8tE5BQx
Vander turned his head to see Leon smirking next to him. Leon had always felt6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OS0G8tmrg
inferior to Vander, he wasn’t sure why, but it was always a one-sided contest6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhgbL2Egfo
between the two of them.
“I’m glad to see you haven’t6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlhO9Rhqwp
changed at all.” Vander snorted. “I assume that this was your doing?”
“Of course.” Leon laughed. “I6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysAMJOcVXq
wanted everyone to see you fall. It would make quite the story don’t you6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwGe8TpLsC
think?”
“If you think this will change6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23IJaCbsvv
anyone’s mind about you, you’re sadly mistaken.” Vander shook his head. “You’re6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhjE9hTB6t
still just a baby hiding behind his father’s power. No one will respect you. No6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4ThgicQaK
one will like you. The sooner you face facts, the happier you will be.”
“I don’t have to take that from a6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsaADhCi2w
king slayer.” Leon hissed. “I’ll be there in the front row when they hang you.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqrcffXkFE
With that Leon walked off to the front of the procession.
As they made their way into the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1GPgERjvP
east district, Vander saw some familiar faces amongst the crowd. Many of them6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTi8W9yu5Lq
he had helped in the past and while he was glad to see them, he was embarrassed6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgzAx59oSZ
to have them see him like this. He wasn’t Malcolm’s killer, but did the others6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZzSzK6HoQ
believe him? It was hard to be sure. His eyes met Julianna’s. She didn’t look6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXT4Xke9KD
away, but her face was grim. He turned away from her.
“Vander!” He heard her shout.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMYYgbKuAe
“Don’t give up, we’re with you!” He looked over to see that Julianna had held6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyv2IEMvFa
her fist up in the air. Slowly and surely the others did the same. They didn’t6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNlFWKlnAk
scream, they didn’t shout, they didn’t rush the soldiers to free him. They6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm16Dfr4RoA
showed solidarity with him, as if they didn’t believe what was being said about6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWDlhyf1tZ
him. He would have to prove their trust in him was correctly placed.
“Keep it moving!” one of the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvq7DRqPx6l
guards shoved Vander in the back causing him to stumble. He caught himself and6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwaTH97q6d
kept walking.
The road through the middle6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahvOh1r8XQ
district was cleared for everyone. The nobles didn’t care about this, it was6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIPSXuTjwI
below their station. They were likely asleep or cheating on their spouses. It6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsM7mkjzIz
was those in the third ring that would give him the most difficult time: the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtP4n0wrNu
comrades he served with for most of his life. It was their judgement that would6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkgJ2yvrs1
hurt the most. Nothing could prepare him for what he expected to face from6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLIvUyPdFY
them.
The Blades were standing on both6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovo1Vu20vN
sides of the road with the rest of the army behind them. He knew Alex wasn’t6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuITmUXBe8
there, but he saw Chicken, Rooster, Forest, Briar, and Eve standing amongst6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gv8EjWpea
them. In the few months he had been gone, it looked as though they had aged6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE28CXS4Cj
considerably. He could tell Chicken was close to tears, but she held them back.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvL1SlXIimy
Rooster looked straight ahead with a bewildered expression on his face. Forest6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcUUQg2EqL
and Briar held each other’s hands, but Eve looked annoyed for some reason. He6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWoKRsT7jd
felt a little bad that his grandfather wasn’t around. He had taken the brunt of6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sNrDU9d1J
the punishment and now it would be his turn if he couldn’t convince the council6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOuTqK1DMv
he was innocent.
He was brought up the castle steps6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFlDBBmESb
then towards the council chamber. Most of his guard detail was left behind with6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCbthnyouz
only the four guards holding his chains, Eric Jilena, and Leon escorting him to6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Va6FCLuex
the council chamber for judgement to be passed upon him. However, they took him6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuVpDcVwgi
to the throne room instead. Two Blades opened the door revealing the large6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEsiUhE74k
empty space, the only thing there was the throne where Cuvera was sitting.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP1532Uu99
Behind him was Kiara and Eliza. Spaced evenly around them were the remaining6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJzbevxWdr
council members and they did not look happy in the least.
Peyton Cranton sat next to Cuvera6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXbnmyqD4t
with a small smile on his face. He had likely been waiting for this for a very6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBBAETWhcG
long time.
“We brought him.” Eric pulled the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEM5MiCNmq
chains causing Vander to stumble, falling to his knees.
“Remove the chains.” Cuvera6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYLB1ggiH7
instructed.
“My King?” Eric asked. “Is that6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxQQ4BjAyq
wise? He already killed your father and my son. He’s dangerous. He should be…”
“I gave you an order General.”6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bYYCk3gWs
Cuvera snapped. “Do not make me repeat myself.” Eric debated whether to6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiehtGj7gd
disobey, but eventually he relented. Vander felt the chains leave his hands6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBcwfEjYRl
then clatter on the ground. He rubbed his wrists tenderly hoping to get the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg3rn7Qf8n
feeling back into them. “Step forward.”
Vander walked until he was ten6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcm8KGzIgA
feet away from the throne, before dropping to one knee, bowing in front of his6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPrpnz2xSh
friend. He looked up to see that Cuvera had aged considerably these past few6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSYQELeVEJ
months. He was now sporting a thick brown beard. His eyes were dark, likely not6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQt9QtcvD8
getting enough sleep, and it appeared as though Kiara was pregnant with their6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLVrzsvejP
first child. She was looking at Vander with a worried expression on her face.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtLZrQJugu
Eliza’s face was unreadable, but he detected some concern in her eyes. He6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9ujUU21H0
didn’t want to give anything away, so he just kept his eyes focused straight6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AYqv2xTKO
ahead.
He noticed that the four Warden’s6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBTAz6I5Tg
from the other regions were also in attendance. Jewelthorne looked bored, as if6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTcb6yTrGg
he had been forced to be there. Valyrian looked at him with disgust while6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5rgvMIAni
Whitesun, the one he knew the least, looked at him with interest. Mari looked6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp8RB2leAT
at him with a small smile, as if she was telling him that everything was going6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Yg3AhKfV4
to be alright. Despite her demeanor, he felt that it was going to be everything6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzmH4AWRC4
but.
“You know why you are here,6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLRm0AWTzY
Vander, Blade Captain?” Cuvera’s voice echoed through the room.
“Yes.” Vander admitted. “I am6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeifLh851iw
accused of killing Malcolm and Jeffery Jilena.”
“Last night you were also seen6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchzPzG9Eq8
fleeing from the northern district right before Humi, Humjir’s head priest, was6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpEEfPx31c
found dead.” Cuvera explained.
“Humi died?” Vander was6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoYyVuBNAb
disappointed. He had hoped that the guards would have gotten there in time, but6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgtEfazNkb
he guessed wrong.
“What do you have to say for6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudK2yX1I63
yourself?”
“Innocent on all accounts.” A6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm6GfdDdF8
collective gasp went up from the council members. Anna Jilena looked like her6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwJNuCXiV2
head was about to explode.
“I’ll give you a chance to tell6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln8eSDA7zG
your side of the story.” Cuvera said. “Explain to me how Lord Cranton saw you6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2pLv3jLR4
kill my father, us all watching you flee the room in a hurry, then finding6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQcHVXYzxb
Jeffery Jilena dead on the ground with his throat cut.”
“I see.” Vander sighed. “Must we6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMNrqepMXs
do this in front of them?” He motioned towards the council. “I’d rather just6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pDFqdPvm5
talk to you alone.”
“So, you could kill him?” Peyton6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwoPcPbEoi
laughed. “I think not. You’re the criminal here, you don’t get special6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hk5bO3Rgi
treatment.” As much as he hated to admit it, Peyton was right. So, he told them6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUNtkWlxSh
what had happened.
He started by talking about what6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6nDoOXDOB
had happened in the catacombs when Cuvera went to visit his mother. Boar had6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6yN0isXRU
come to him in a vision, telling him to grab the book on the gods that Malcolm6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa12LrRX3u
had shown him in his office. Not bothering to question his ancestor, Vander6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dHc8PGfW8
waited until everyone was distracted before sneaking into the library and6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoyw0qCp6o
grabbing the book. Malcolm had seen him, but before either of them could say a6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVbWmi0XDa
word to each other Peyton had run him through with a sword.
Peyton didn’t even flinch when6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9vqCEvl89
Vander pointed at him, and while some of the council members looked at him6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEjpDrpDbj
sideways, Vander could tell very few believed him.
After that, he ran away because he6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Z9oZRFxM
knew Peyton would blame Vander for the deaths even though he had nothing to do6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZXy2Pbxga
with it. Jeffery had found him on the lawn but had asked Vander to knock him6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywhXpUGkH6
out then escape. Vander punched him in the stomach before jumping against the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh01ceqgKSG
wall.
Topal whispered to the council6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLiH5JIlhc
member next to him, but it was so quiet that Vander could hear what was being6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1Z2ZBrzcJ
said.
Vander continued. He fled to the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHJHWYd50F
Orange Fox because he knew the stigma surrounding the place would keep him safe6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW4Rx7iKYr
while he could figure out what to do next. For three months he used the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjKaJQHYw7
resources available to him to track down and find the Serpents, however he6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbEUR0nRGe
didn’t go into too much detail. He killed seven of them, then discovered a note6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JJquEtBKH
sending an assassin known as Fang after him. Afterwards he went to talk to Humi6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4Yb5Ze8wW
when they were attacked by an assassin. He told Vander to flee while holding6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkJ5Cntdzo
them off, but he guessed he didn’t last much longer after that.
“Then you found me two days6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvtqmey2Vn
later.” Vander finished. “That’s all that happened.”
“Seems whoever you talk to just6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspcR0wFCre
seems to be killed.” Peyton said. “There is a pattern here, Vander, I’m not6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l94krBSuq
sure if anyone else can see it, but I can.”
“I also agree with Peyton.” Anna6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq258n8lY8
Jilena seethed. “My son is dead because of you. Your story of what happened is6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJC3SxuGbg
nonsense. My son’s throat was cut, there no question there.”
“If I may.” Topal raised his hand.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDGfEYjqXg
“When I did the autopsy of Jeffery, I noticed some discoloration around his6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYV8JOBDHR
diaphragm along with some bruising within his lungs. To me, it seemed as though6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EvARoz7wE
he had been struck five minutes before his throat was cut. There also wasn’t a6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ioQuDwd8P
blood trail leading from the body to the wall.”
“He killed him!” Anna screeched.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kptUtpTDa
Bickering broke out amongst the council members causing Cuvera to stand up from6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡostuh49yHg
the throne.
“Take him to the dungeons until we6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrZ9CpMnq3
get this settled.” Cuvera instructed. Bowing his head, Eric placed his hand on6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyZSDSsNDp
Vander’s shoulders. Sighing, Vander stood up allowing himself to be led towards6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhHv1tpurz
the dungeons.
Before Eric handed him over to the6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7swlnlSI0
jailers, he made Vander face him.
“My son, Jeffery, he respected you6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eWwrJHxaz
a lot.” He spoke. “For his sake, I hope your innocent.”
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“I am.” Vander nodded. Perhaps6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEmJJo31mT
taking some solace at that fact, Eric gave him a small smile. He snapped his6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv30PaWfZT
fingers. The two jailers walked up, grabbed Vander’s arms, and brought him to6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqSPPteika
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and very little warmth. The slammed the door shut, covering him in darkness.
