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Chapter 68 The Trial Begins! Part 3
Chapter 68 The Trial Begins! Part 3
"Sir Vance, please continue." Judge Seeral just wanted to keep this trial going. All the interruptions were stalling things.
"I am not sure what happened to these men but after buying many appearance changing potions, but Princess Alice and I returned to the capital. From there, we made contact with the palace, and Sally, her personal maid, answered our call. Because Alice's appearance was changed, she was perfectly fine without any issues. But because we did call Sally to the inn we were staying at, this caused a few guards to stand outside and keep watch over the inn.
"Things were quiet for a while until Alice's appearance returned to normal and then things began to pick up once more. Assassination after assassination. Luckily we were strong enough to deal with the issues and even captured some of these people. All of whom pointed their fingers at one man. That is all from me." Vance finished there and moved back to the side. Alice once more latched on to him, causing the death glares to continue.
"Thank you, sir Vance. Miss Sally, please come up." Judge Seeral spoke. Sally walked up and looked at all the people there and smiled. "As my husband said…"
*Crash!*
A loud sound came from the noble seats causing everyone to turn their heads to see Henry slowly getting up from the floor. Henry's face was bright red as he turned his death glare on Vance. 'Fucking Daughter Snatcher!' With a snort, he sat back down.
"Ahem…. As I was saying as my husband said, we had been attacked by many…." Sally went to continue but was once again interrupted.
"Judge Seeral! I do not think that this should be allowed to continue! How can a mere maid serve as a witness? I have also noticed that so far, everyone seems to be connected to this young man now of common descent!" Marquess Duglous once again stood up. It was clear as day that he was trying to keep the prince from being found guilty.
"Old man, you seem to have a problem with my girls." Vance's clear and calm voice floated across the court once again. But everyone could hear the tinge of coldness within it. "This entire time, you keep standing up, calling out everyone who has come up. First, you question a member or royalty. Then you question a member of the royal workforce. But when I was up, you were quite as can be. To me, it sounds as if that, as long as they are part of the royal family or its workforce, you will stand against them. Are you planning to start a coup?"
"You!" Marquess Duglous pointed his shaky finger at Vance. But he knew if he continued saying anything against the woman, it would seem like what Vance was saying was true. He took a deep breath and tried to compose himself before saying: "I was just saying that anyone who is not of nobility should not be able to stand as a witness."
"Marquess Duglous, your words are wrong." This time it was not Vance but Henry who spoke out. "While Sally is the princess's personal maid, she is also my adopted daughter. If she is not part of the nobility, then what is she? She has grown up under my care since she was young, and I have long treated her as my daughter. You also have a son who is adopted. Is he not nobility?"
"Duke Henry, If I recall correctly, she is not officially your adopted daughter!" Marquess Duglous shot back without fear in his eyes.
"I am the king's brother, part of the royal line. You can even say I am able to inherit the throne if I so wish. If I say she is my adopted daughter, then she is. If you do not like it, send a complaint to my brother." Henry snorted and smiled smugly at the old man in front of him.
"Marquess Duglous, my brother has every right to take whoever he wants as a daughter. So watch your words." The king finally opened his mouth. He could only say this during the trial since it was nothing to do with the case itself.
*Bang!*
Judge Seeral's gavel smashed off the wooden block as he looked around the room. "This has nothing to do with the case at hand. Marquess Duglous, if I say someone can testify, it is not up to you, a mere Marquess, to tell me I am in the wrong. Sit down, or I will issue a formal complaint!"
Marquess Duglous frowned and bowed his head. "As you say, Judge…." He was not happy. All the money and effort he put into the prince was flying out the window! He felt disgruntled. If it was not for that, he would not dare stick his face into this mess.
Judge Seeral nodded before gesturing to Sally to continue. "As my husband has said before about the assassins, I will leave that out. But I will add this. When I was asked to make contact with Duke Henry, I was stopped by two men. They were three people I knew very well. Prince Edward's Dark Legion. They attacked to kill to stop me from heading to the Duke's estate. While I was severely injured during our battle, I was able to kill them both. If not for my husband giving me a holy potion, then I would have surely died due to my wounds."
Each time Sally said husband, Henry's heart felt like it was being punched. And a smugly smiling illusionary Vance appeared in front of his face. He once again couldn't help himself from glaring hatefully at the man who his niece was hugging.
"This is all I have to say on this matter. But I do ask the question. Why would the prince's men want to stop me from sending a letter to the Duke? This makes no sense to me. He pleaded not guilty, then why did he send people to stop me? If he was not trying to hide something, he would have no reason to do such a thing."
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