Chapter 43
"How long have you had that frozen chrysanthemum?" Colonel Jay asked next.
"ah—"
"Did you have that flower in the first place? So you came to this kingdom to see the crown prince with a frozen chrysanthemum and take the throne from him?"
"What ?! No!" I didn't realize that my voice had been raised but the people were whispering louder.
"Then when and where did you get the Frozen Chrysanthemum" Colonel jay insisted.
My breath deepened and my eyes watered especially when Trevas and I caught sight of him and I saw him frown while watching the incident. I couldn’t read the emotion on his face.
Does he believe the accusations against me?
"I can't tell you, I made an Infragilis vow that I will never say anything about that flower" I said tremblingly to Colonel jay who was looking at me seriously.
I was still on my knees while he was standing to my right so I had to look up to talk to him.
"You've done an Infragilis vow?" Colonel Jay raised an eyebrow and looked at me as if he didn't believe me.
"Yes, so I can't say where and how I got that flower even from Trevas"
"Call him his highness" Colonel jay said solemnly when he heard me call Trevas by name.
"Y-yeah" I said hesitantly.
"Stop this colonel and let her go" I looked up when I heard Trevas' voice. "You don't even have a proof that Alissa is behind everything"
"You stopped Trevas" everyone sighed and looked at the speaker in shock. It is a great sin to be rude to a royal so everyone was so shocked when someone dared to say those words but I was not surprised to see who spoke.
Vivian walked closer before climbing the stage and sitting in one of the vacant seats.
"You can't sit there—" Sergeant Min's words were suddenly interrupted when Vivian raised her flaming hand and pointed it in his direction.
Sergeant Min was silent not because he was afraid of Vivian but because he did not want to start a riot because the hundreds of people who are here today to watch the trial could be affected.
"Stop protecting that girl Trevas, you can't defend a criminal just because she's important to you" Vivian said
"You're not supposed to be here" Trevas replied to him.
"I can be wherever I want Trevas and you and your father can't do anything about it" the crowd frowned because of what Vivian said but no one dared to speak.
As he said, there is nothing Trevas can do and be king in what Vivian wants to do because the kings Beifang and Firlame are still not fully reconciled and once they move Vivian it might cause more war.
Vivian has a big crush on Firlame and she knows that, which is why she has the courage now to pretend that she is still the queen.
"Anyways, proceed with the execution" he said before taking his seat.
"No execution will take place" Trevas said before Colonel jay could answer.
"What? You want to cover up that criminal who poisoned you?"
"She's innocent until proven guilty" Trevas said solemnly who made Vivian's face blush as if she was disgusted. I frowned. Why does he insist that I did it even though there is no evidence yet? What will he gain?
"Bring her back to the palace Colonel, I don't want to do this again" Trevas said while looking badly at Colonel jay who was next to me.
"Will you let him return to the palace? What if that woman attacks again? Will you hold the innocent people of Beifang accountable in case that happens?" Vivian asked and I'm sure she really raised her voice for people to hear.
The man whispered. Although I can't hear them talking I know most of them believe what Vivian says and I'm very annoyed because don but I suddenly stopped when I noticed something in Vivian's hands.
"What a great Crown prince you are, you would rather side with Alissa knoxx than the people of Beifang even if she poisoned you—" Vivian's words were suddenly interrupted when I laughed at what she was saying. Gone is the nervousness and panic I felt before because now, I know.
"Why are you laughing?" Vivian asked irritably.
"Oh, nothing ... It's just funny to watch you while lying and forcing me to emphasize the fact that you did it yourself" Vivian's eyes suddenly widened and I could see the confusion in her eyes but suddenly you also disappeared. However, I know I’m not the only one who saw non.
"What?" He tried to laugh. "Are you accusing me?"
"No" I sparingly answer. "I'm not accusing you because unlike you I have a proof"
I got up from my knees and almost fell down due to the pain and numbness of my knee but I forced myself to stand up straight and looked at Vivian wickedly. I stretched out my handcuffed hand in Colonel Jay's direction to remove the handcuffs from him but he just looked at me.
"Took it off" I solemnly told him. He looked at Trevas first before removing the handcuffs.
As soon as the handcuffs were removed, I immediately teleported in front of Vivian to everyone's surprise and that's when I remembered that no one else knew that I was an ice user other than a few people.
"What are you doing?" Vivian backed away as I stepped closer but before she could get away I grabbed her by the wrist and lifted her long sleeves. I was exposed to his hands wrapped in glittering little glitters.
"Why are your hands like this?" I asked why everyone had noticed what was in Vivian's hands and that's when they realized the truth that I had discovered earlier.
The ones that taste like glitters because in Vivian's hands are only available when you hold a frozen chrysanthemum. It took a long time for those chewers to disappear from your hand, but with Anna's help, I removed them immediately.
People saw Vivian’s hand and mine and it was clear to everyone what really happened.
"The thickness of your face accuses me of the crime that you committed" I said solemnly because I had been preventing this woman from stabbing me before.
"No— this is not—" Vivian looked around and saw that they were also looking at Trevas intently and the people gradually realized the truth but instead of denying it, she suddenly laughed.
"Anna" I suddenly stiffened in my seat at what Vivian said.
"Anna" he repeated but this time, his voice suddenly deepened as if an evil spirit had possessed him.
'Why does he know you?' I asked Anna but she didn't answer she frowned at me but before I could speak again Vivian hit me hard on the chest and I sprang a few meters from where I was standing and dragged me to the floor.
"Alissa!" Trevas shouted before teleporting next to me and helping me to my feet.
"Hahaha" I was suddenly terrified because of Vivian's scary laugh but I was even more terrified when I saw that her eyes were white and she was surrounded by black magic.
"How? You're not a dark user!" Shouted one of the ministers who had previously been sitting in a chair on the stage but was now standing and walking away from Vivian.
The people also started to panic and the others ran away and that was the beginning of the chaos.
To be continued...........