Chapter 36
The crowds had already gathered by78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZf2gkCY11
the time Vander had left the basement and been brought outside. He could feel78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVypH9A59Y
that everything was placed on a knife’s edge just waiting for someone to do78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpa4jBiXsT
something to light a match under the powder keg. There were five soldiers in78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGX9HjApLa
front of him, two of them were holding the chains to his hands, while the five78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgV5JdPobQ
behind him were holding his leg iron chains. There were guards surrounding him78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI5BJhiPx3
as well to keep anyone from trying anything, or to keep him from escaping.
“How do you like the crowd?”78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMFx6IDfZ9
Vander turned his head to see Leon smirking next to him. Leon had always felt78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWEqoGxvaH
inferior to Vander, he wasn’t sure why, but it was always a one-sided contest78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Qevf2eEGy
between the two of them.
“I’m glad to see you haven’t78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB6s4a7W0v
changed at all.” Vander snorted. “I assume that this was your doing?”
“Of course.” Leon laughed. “I78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNhS0hUv3X
wanted everyone to see you fall. It would make quite the story don’t you78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3NIu9kYn7
think?”
“If you think this will change78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPx6HRGgJ8
anyone’s mind about you, you’re sadly mistaken.” Vander shook his head. “You’re78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWw4EXKH9b
still just a baby hiding behind his father’s power. No one will respect you. No78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlv0tEQooUk
one will like you. The sooner you face facts, the happier you will be.”
“I don’t have to take that from a78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezbl1mU6Dw
king slayer.” Leon hissed. “I’ll be there in the front row when they hang you.”78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9IkMRhV8M
With that Leon walked off to the front of the procession.
As they made their way into the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSvcUYtEtT
east district, Vander saw some familiar faces amongst the crowd. Many of them78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8LxSkpRUM
he had helped in the past and while he was glad to see them, he was embarrassed78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssVJVLN5wv
to have them see him like this. He wasn’t Malcolm’s killer, but did the others78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFYULR3eyG
believe him? It was hard to be sure. His eyes met Julianna’s. She didn’t look78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg4PL9TgvI
away, but her face was grim. He turned away from her.
“Vander!” He heard her shout.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLLvHZhRKI
“Don’t give up, we’re with you!” He looked over to see that Julianna had held78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN4jLCaSjH
her fist up in the air. Slowly and surely the others did the same. They didn’t78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiS8xgDuLp
scream, they didn’t shout, they didn’t rush the soldiers to free him. They78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqR5WnPfSP
showed solidarity with him, as if they didn’t believe what was being said about78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupI9VU67CE
him. He would have to prove their trust in him was correctly placed.
“Keep it moving!” one of the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pTgih80Tz
guards shoved Vander in the back causing him to stumble. He caught himself and78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPTMwIdReK
kept walking.
The road through the middle78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG8W9rLMnl
district was cleared for everyone. The nobles didn’t care about this, it was78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1Vq37n3y7
below their station. They were likely asleep or cheating on their spouses. It78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevg4iCOTcw
was those in the third ring that would give him the most difficult time: the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oZvS67khy
comrades he served with for most of his life. It was their judgement that would78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9VuliwANG
hurt the most. Nothing could prepare him for what he expected to face from78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tmQVVdyZs
them.
The Blades were standing on both78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvPdAvIQXU
sides of the road with the rest of the army behind them. He knew Alex wasn’t78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaI8kE9mEq
there, but he saw Chicken, Rooster, Forest, Briar, and Eve standing amongst78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqERX85JZUk
them. In the few months he had been gone, it looked as though they had aged78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLujnrr4pGH
considerably. He could tell Chicken was close to tears, but she held them back.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTZV3inOBf
Rooster looked straight ahead with a bewildered expression on his face. Forest78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEayUYjNLI7
and Briar held each other’s hands, but Eve looked annoyed for some reason. He78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DJWTpYBPt
felt a little bad that his grandfather wasn’t around. He had taken the brunt of78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7uhtbmVc1
the punishment and now it would be his turn if he couldn’t convince the council78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkwRNCoAqh
he was innocent.
He was brought up the castle steps78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue0goFhWLU
then towards the council chamber. Most of his guard detail was left behind with78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctSvKIah36
only the four guards holding his chains, Eric Jilena, and Leon escorting him to78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fWWKfHQPD
the council chamber for judgement to be passed upon him. However, they took him78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStDdNPueEV
to the throne room instead. Two Blades opened the door revealing the large78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiSPn2LiwQ
empty space, the only thing there was the throne where Cuvera was sitting.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RiERhwqLQ
Behind him was Kiara and Eliza. Spaced evenly around them were the remaining78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g3iEbiFPT
council members and they did not look happy in the least.
Peyton Cranton sat next to Cuvera78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG4XKIJ9j6
with a small smile on his face. He had likely been waiting for this for a very78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFwfCMs7Nn
long time.
“We brought him.” Eric pulled the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGA8FH5vF3
chains causing Vander to stumble, falling to his knees.
“Remove the chains.” Cuvera78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx34iZB683y
instructed.
“My King?” Eric asked. “Is that78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXga01FPQ5X
wise? He already killed your father and my son. He’s dangerous. He should be…”
“I gave you an order General.”78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx0iqGeaA9
Cuvera snapped. “Do not make me repeat myself.” Eric debated whether to78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU3BgzwUMs
disobey, but eventually he relented. Vander felt the chains leave his hands78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf3KZVCrf6
then clatter on the ground. He rubbed his wrists tenderly hoping to get the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yCG9DXehD
feeling back into them. “Step forward.”
Vander walked until he was ten78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ5I4tpAcO
feet away from the throne, before dropping to one knee, bowing in front of his78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShXj2GOixe
friend. He looked up to see that Cuvera had aged considerably these past few78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUUEamcbO2
months. He was now sporting a thick brown beard. His eyes were dark, likely not78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgvMRi4mp2
getting enough sleep, and it appeared as though Kiara was pregnant with their78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Igcw9mbML
first child. She was looking at Vander with a worried expression on her face.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Pj9nfl8bO
Eliza’s face was unreadable, but he detected some concern in her eyes. He78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvN1TlsJx0
didn’t want to give anything away, so he just kept his eyes focused straight78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9338fCzcjj
ahead.
He noticed that the four Warden’s78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3h7jWTTuB
from the other regions were also in attendance. Jewelthorne looked bored, as if78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliaNOMvcY8
he had been forced to be there. Valyrian looked at him with disgust while78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77J8sQhqtj
Whitesun, the one he knew the least, looked at him with interest. Mari looked78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKN3NUAG2b
at him with a small smile, as if she was telling him that everything was going78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIggRbyIua
to be alright. Despite her demeanor, he felt that it was going to be everything78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxi7EM1Rfd
but.
“You know why you are here,78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUj9kTuLGh
Vander, Blade Captain?” Cuvera’s voice echoed through the room.
“Yes.” Vander admitted. “I am78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZwX2h1Gzr
accused of killing Malcolm and Jeffery Jilena.”
“Last night you were also seen78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzoVXbg7bz
fleeing from the northern district right before Humi, Humjir’s head priest, was78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOFLCPPYMQ
found dead.” Cuvera explained.
“Humi died?” Vander was78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbTdw2ZmhW
disappointed. He had hoped that the guards would have gotten there in time, but78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXP0h5zRaH
he guessed wrong.
“What do you have to say for78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgy2EhEnUp
yourself?”
“Innocent on all accounts.” A78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4OJLZZhOH
collective gasp went up from the council members. Anna Jilena looked like her78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDVWuq7jgU
head was about to explode.
“I’ll give you a chance to tell78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGxwN1F4Df
your side of the story.” Cuvera said. “Explain to me how Lord Cranton saw you78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zaUF3QwdD
kill my father, us all watching you flee the room in a hurry, then finding78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh2nFfE5mK
Jeffery Jilena dead on the ground with his throat cut.”
“I see.” Vander sighed. “Must we78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U4OzJkEnY
do this in front of them?” He motioned towards the council. “I’d rather just78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJUT0t77kW
talk to you alone.”
“So, you could kill him?” Peyton78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3ugx61ROg
laughed. “I think not. You’re the criminal here, you don’t get special78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVst9FvdnM
treatment.” As much as he hated to admit it, Peyton was right. So, he told them78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdtITjBG42
what had happened.
He started by talking about what78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnBsbjU2on
had happened in the catacombs when Cuvera went to visit his mother. Boar had78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOTXk2X4hj
come to him in a vision, telling him to grab the book on the gods that Malcolm78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr5GGF8h0l
had shown him in his office. Not bothering to question his ancestor, Vander78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVFjNEZhJb
waited until everyone was distracted before sneaking into the library and78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ1WVa8Ks1
grabbing the book. Malcolm had seen him, but before either of them could say a78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxaySurs30
word to each other Peyton had run him through with a sword.
Peyton didn’t even flinch when78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnD8F4eLtl
Vander pointed at him, and while some of the council members looked at him78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl3nJ2OR19
sideways, Vander could tell very few believed him.
After that, he ran away because he78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVSxXhJqAp
knew Peyton would blame Vander for the deaths even though he had nothing to do78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI9EMwFnv8
with it. Jeffery had found him on the lawn but had asked Vander to knock him78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y3rCT7fev
out then escape. Vander punched him in the stomach before jumping against the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlGaocfpID
wall.
Topal whispered to the council78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeANFo1gpA
member next to him, but it was so quiet that Vander could hear what was being78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeT3qAgiZUo
said.
Vander continued. He fled to the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nMqWs6dsf
Orange Fox because he knew the stigma surrounding the place would keep him safe78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrXJYXJ705
while he could figure out what to do next. For three months he used the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEtmSDOWhL
resources available to him to track down and find the Serpents, however he78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4wZLlvaLJ
didn’t go into too much detail. He killed seven of them, then discovered a note78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrFncMGWEk
sending an assassin known as Fang after him. Afterwards he went to talk to Humi78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswSMYiwWTW
when they were attacked by an assassin. He told Vander to flee while holding78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjmYk0VTI6
them off, but he guessed he didn’t last much longer after that.
“Then you found me two days78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ceQbqHuHz
later.” Vander finished. “That’s all that happened.”
“Seems whoever you talk to just78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kgvmvgLJK
seems to be killed.” Peyton said. “There is a pattern here, Vander, I’m not78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsRetc8Xm5
sure if anyone else can see it, but I can.”
“I also agree with Peyton.” Anna78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k5pQP8FE5
Jilena seethed. “My son is dead because of you. Your story of what happened is78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaP6ihvMei
nonsense. My son’s throat was cut, there no question there.”
“If I may.” Topal raised his hand.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv91BXhUxgz
“When I did the autopsy of Jeffery, I noticed some discoloration around his78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdWcVmWBJO
diaphragm along with some bruising within his lungs. To me, it seemed as though78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc7TLy7vdF
he had been struck five minutes before his throat was cut. There also wasn’t a78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2IbbkZCg4
blood trail leading from the body to the wall.”
“He killed him!” Anna screeched.78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJudG4VE3KA
Bickering broke out amongst the council members causing Cuvera to stand up from78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCpmIQE64N
the throne.
“Take him to the dungeons until we78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PMUlTBpqM
get this settled.” Cuvera instructed. Bowing his head, Eric placed his hand on78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4O3Mugves
Vander’s shoulders. Sighing, Vander stood up allowing himself to be led towards78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhEj0CMiqJ
the dungeons.
Before Eric handed him over to the78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVSM64nmca
jailers, he made Vander face him.
“My son, Jeffery, he respected you78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiXY0ldcOn
a lot.” He spoke. “For his sake, I hope your innocent.”
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“I am.” Vander nodded. Perhaps78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItlGCAMdtc
taking some solace at that fact, Eric gave him a small smile. He snapped his78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8ncZjrDwd
fingers. The two jailers walked up, grabbed Vander’s arms, and brought him to78Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DKkSQ3caZ
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and very little warmth. The slammed the door shut, covering him in darkness.
