“How much longer will we have to wait?” Duncan whispered to Alex. It had been a while since he had ordered Henry to be dragged to the throne room and the nobles in the main hall were getting restless.
“I am sure they will arrive soon your grace, I am unsure what is taking the guards so long” Alex whispered in response. Duncan was sat upon the throne while Alex stood next to him. This had been the first time he had ever sat upon the throne and despite Duncan’s distaste for its décor he as least appreciated that it was comfortable. The hall felt very spacious now that the various tables and chairs from the meeting had been removed. The rows of benches had been moved closer to the center of the room and a large number of nobles were sat upon them. As the doors of the great hall slowly opened Duncan could hear a great deal of shouting coming from the other side. The source of the shouting soon became apparent as Henry Mazeltof was dragged in by four guards, all struggling to keep him under control. It was now clear what had taken the guards so long, it was likely Henry had been resisting them the entire way. One of the guard’s lower face was covered in blood and it was clear that Henry had broken his nose. As they dragged him down the hall the various nobles started to jeer and taunt. In retaliation Henry continued to shout and curse, this time at the nobles rather than the guards. Henry only stopped shouting once the guards forced him to kneel before Duncan, despite his best efforts to stop them. Duncan looked down on Henry from his throne. Even though he was still five meters away, Duncan could easily tell that Henry was now a broken man. His clothes were filthy and his hair and beard were in a tangled mess. Alex stepped forward
“Henry Mazeltof” He announced “You have been brought before the king to answer for your crimes. You are guilty of the crimes of treason and supporting the usurper Andrew Manshrew…” Alex was abruptly interrupted by Henry spitting at the dais of the throne prompting the nobles to cry out in protest, to which Henry ignored
“The only treasonous fuckers around here are the De Reimer snakes and anyone that supports them” Henry shouted as looked Duncan directly in the eyes “First you murder house Hieze, then you backstab Heylot and now you are willing to fuck over all of Formaroth just for your own personal gain”. Despite Henry’s insults, Duncan’s face remained calm and unchanging
“The throne is mine by right” He replied confidently “I was entrusted by John Remonnet to rule Formaroth in his absence. All who deny this simple truth are my enemy. You willingly sided with the usurper Andrew Manshrew despite him having no claim to the throne. However there is no need to discuss this. Your guilt has already been decided by the high council, this is merely a sentencing”. Once again Henry spat on the floor
“If you are going take my head then be done with it and stop wasting what little time I have left in this world” Henry replied spitefully. Duncan slightly tilted his head as he started to smile smugly. For years Henry Mazeltof had spoken out against the De Reimer family and now he was finally at their mercy.
“That needn’t be necessary. You can avoid such a fate under the condition you atone for your actions. If you support my rightful claim to the throne and denounce the false king Andrew Manshrew then your life will be spared” Duncan said with a spiteful smile; the offer was only to make himself appear as a merciful ruler, he knew that Henry would never summit to him.
“You must either be mad or stupid if you think I would summit to the man who murdered my son and burnt down my home” Snarled Henry
“Very well” Duncan said as he stood up “Henry Mazeltof, I sentence you to death. The execution shall take place tomorrow, you will be taken from your cell to the main plaza where you will hang from the neck until death” Duncan nodded to the guards who proceeded to drag Henry towards the door.
“Remember our words snake” Henry shouted defiantly “We never quit, we never give up and we never surrender. House Mazeltof will continue without me, and we will have our vengeance, I swear it”.
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