Long Lost Betrothed

House Arrest Part 1

Word Count: 2488

"You've ruined our banquet, assaulted political allies, and risked the security of the realm." Uriel said pacing back and forth in front of his throne. We all stood in front of him while listening to him rant. Well, most of us were standing. I couldn't stand still from being so weak from the blood loss, so Percy was still holding me despite me trying to tell him to put me down that I would stand, even if I couldn't, but he refused saying that there was no way he was gonna let me put more strain on my body just yet. And Vax was still being held up by Keyleth since he was still so weak from what happened to him before we got to the battle himself.

"Throw them in irons!" Uriel shouted angrily making all of us gasp.

"You heard him. Come with me." A soldier tried saying as he came up to Grog who turned at him and growled.

"We did nothing wrong." Vex said in defense as Percy and I shared a look of defeat as I rested my head against his shoulder closing my eyes for a minute willing the room to stop spinning,

"Sovereign, it's been a very long evening." Lady Allura said, "I will see that they are properly punished."

"See that you do." Uriel said before walking away from us.

"Allura, something is very wrong with Uriel." Vex said, "He's under the Briarwoods' influence, I can feel it."

"That is a considerable accusation." Lady Allura said looking at us. "Do you have proof?"

"No. But I can get it." Vex said with confidence. "I just need time and access to..."

"Emon owes you a debt," Lady Allura said interrupting Vex, "but that does not mean you are above the law. Though perhaps Uriel is being too brash. Until this is resolved, you are hereby confined to your keep under house arrest."

"How can you arrest a house?" Grog asked confused.

"Okay. Thank you, Lady Allura." Pike said putting her hand on Grog's leg gently

"I'll convene a formal inquiry at once. Your fate will be determined once we hear the Briarwoods' side of the story. If they'll even speak to us anymore." Lady Allura said as she turned and walked away we were then escorted to the keep and once there, they started taking all of our weapons, by that point I felt a little bit better and Percy had finally set me down, and again covered me by standing in front of me and opening his jacket out as I grabbed my weapons from my upper thigh sheaths before handing them all to the soldiers, then I hugged Percy, leaning on him again, the world trying to spin again from just that small of an action.

"Do you need water love?" Percy asked me quietly.

"It would help, but I will worry about that in a minute. I don't think they'll let us walk away till they have everything." I say quietly back resting my head on his chest closing my eyes willing the floor to stop swaying under my feet. "I may have overdone it."

"You think?" He asked with a small chuckle despite his concern.

"Get your filthy hands off my instrument!" Scanlan said angrily as I opened my eyes to see him jumping trying to grab his lute.

"The more you resist, the longer this will take." Captain Jarett said as he walked over to Scanlan.

"Come on, man. It's not a weapon!" Scanlan said glaring at the captain, "I just want to serenade the group!"

"Then you're doing us a favor." Vax said across the hall leaning on the wall next to Keyleth.

"Your belongings will be returned if you are exonerated. All point of egress to this compound are being surveilled. If you attempt to escape, you will be executed." Captain Jarett said getting my attention at the last part.