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 strong

be far more impartially judged than she had originally feared brought her peace of mind and the seeming lack of tolerance

Ann could tell she was dying to say more, but she clenched her jaw and sat back down

from both Ann and Narcissa about the events leading to the alleged a*s*sault, as well as hear testimony from Ann. Then we will confer and render judgment. So, if there are no more inappropriate

and as Narcissa was called up to her podium, Leopold’s eyes seemed

by her very being and simply unable to tear his eyes away from her. It wasn’t the look of doting love or wistful adoration, it was borderline

have too long to ponder the implications of that though as Narcissa began her testimony, but Ann was sure that it only lent more weight to the theory of their involvement in

honest, about having not been there when the attack occurred, and only hearing

to 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 show of burying her face in her hands as

disbelief, she lifted her head and imitated perfectly the charade of

step-daughter would be so vicious as to attempt to take the life of

why would there be any jealousy apparent in the relationship between them both?” A

sure you’re all aware of the… erm… mistakes that were made…” Leopold interrupted with a dismissive wave of his hand. “There’s no

the courtroom

place to go over the past, 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 outcome. What is a trial if not a close examination of

King, I don’t think that it is necessary.” He ground out imperiously as

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