Me the king! There must be some kind of mistake. While I am trying to let it all soak in, one of the nobles lunges for me with his sword drawn.
"He's got no right to be the king!" He screams. Several other nobles come to my defense. Some king I am, I just stand there like an idiot, like I am watching all of this happening to someone else. The official summons the royal guard and takes the noble into custody. He tells me I must decide the man's fate. Attempted assassination of a king is punishable by death but ultimately, the decision is mine to make.
I mutter that I will reach a decision in the morning. I am then escorted by my guards to a sleeping chamber. Not that I will be getting much sleep tonight, between deciding on another man's fate and the lurking assassin, I'm pretty sure it is going to be a long night.
Sometime in the early morning hours, the official from last night, Minister Carthos, comes to speak to me about my decision. He tells me of the importance of the noble, and that condemning him to death will most likely mean all-out war, but if I don't have him executed, the other nobles will think me weak.
"This is your trial by fire, choose wisely," he said.
WC 232
Copyright 2000 - 2024 21 x 20 Media All rights reserved. This site is property of 21 x 20 Media
All Writing.Com images are copyrighted and may not be copied / modified in any way. All other brand names & trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
Generated in 0.09 seconds at 1:05am on Dec 27, 2024 via server WEBX1.
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
Community Newsfeed
General Discussion
Sponsored Items
Book of Trinkets
Static Items
Books
Groups
Interactive Stories
Audio
Campfire Creatives
Community Notes
Crossword Puzzles
Documents
Folders
Images
In & Outs
Madlibs
Photo Albums
Polls
Product Reviews
Quizzes
Survey Forms
Web Pages
Word Searches
