Alpha Nocturne's Contracted Mate

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“You will be silent until your testimony is called for Princess Ada. These are serious proceedings with dire consequences for the accused if found guilty. You will respect the order of things here, do you understand?” An irritated male voice came from above.

One thing was for sure, the reputation of the Royal Court’s Elder Council certainly seemed to be true.

It made sense in a way, as the Royal Court undoubtedly had to have seen its fair share of power plays and false accusations over the centuries that they had presided over justice across the kingdom.

The Elders that sat in the Courtroom were the oldest, and most experienced across the Kingdom, many having surpassed their third century and it was rumored that the eldest among them had exceeded 500 years old recently.

that they had conducted themselves with throughout their careers. Honesty, Integrity, Fairness, and a

judged than she had originally feared brought her peace of mind and the seeming lack of tolerance for outbursts outside of the appropriate times

she was dying to say more, but she clenched her jaw and sat back

as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and render judgment. So, if there are

deathly silence fell over the courtroom and as Narcissa was called up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed to glaze over as he glanced at her,

was transfixed, utterly spellbound by her very being and simply unable to tear

have too long to ponder the implications of that though as Narcissa began her testimony, but Ann was sure that

the attack

let us in. They called out to her, as did we all, but she didn’t answer and I was positively frantic with worry. It was obvious that something terrible was happening inside of her office., but I never dreamed…” she trailed off, as she sniffed theatrically and made a great

imitated perfectly the charade of

never dreamed that my own step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to take the life of her sister’s

that so? And why would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them both?”

you’re all aware of the… erm… mistakes that were made…” Leopold interrupted with a

chuckle rose from multiple members within the courtroom and he blanched slightly

as it establishes the facts of a case as well as any aggravating or mitigating factors as well as heavily dictating the charges brought and in some ways, the

it is necessary.” He ground out imperiously as Narcissa and Ada glanced toward him with

presiding Elder Council, my King, we are tasked with holding all subjects of this kingdom