The young man, a prince, yelled at the guards who dragged him in the Black Throne room. They threw him on the ground before the high dais where his father, the King, looked down on him. There was no kindness in his face.
"You killed her!" the prince shouted at his father. "You killed her! You killed her, for what?!" he couldn't stop the tears rolling down his cheeks or his shaking hands.
"Silence! I don't want to hear a word from you! " his deep voice commanded as he got up. "She made you weak! She made you almost betray the kingdom! "
"She didn't! She never did!" his son shook his head. "You're insane!"
The King scoffed and walked down to his son. He eliminated his torn clothes, the smudges of blood and mud and dust on his sharp cheekbones. The messy dark brown hair was tied back in a messy bun. On a small golden necklace around his neck hung a locket, he was sure it contained a small sketch of his lover.
"She was a whore! She was no lover good for any prince like you" he hissed in his ear. "She would've betrayed you. That whore, would have handed you out to that woman who calls herself Queen of The South" he took a few steps back. "Hold him back" The King ordered his guards.
They pulled their prince back on his feet, putting a small wooden block in his mouth. The king walked back to his throne and sat down, his hands making some complicated movements. Lighting escaped his fingertips and struck his son. He screamed and cried in pain.
"Make this a lesson, my son. Next time, you shall be executed," he said. "You will no longer be training with he army. You will get private lessons with the General Han of the First Legion in Lunnsta. You will attend to balls and do as you are told to do. Do I hear a single thing of you stepping out of line, you're done. Now get him out of my sight"
As the guards dragged the young prince away, he made a promise. He made a promise that he would find his lover back and revenge her. He promised his father, that when the time was right, he would come back to murder The King and take the throne.
