To Keep Her Safe

CHAPTER FOURTY FOUR

Becca stood frozen in her spot, her mouth slightly open, gaping at the people standing in front of her, mostly focusing on the two persons she begged to see once again in her life.

Freen and Richard..

Becca couldn't believe that this was her reality or another one of her dreams where she wakes up with tears clouding her vision.

Did their ghost come to haunt her again ?

" Freen.... ". The name almost felt foreign to her tongue, the name she wanted to say again but couldn't, she taught herself that she wouldn't say it again.

The ghost stared at her...

" You are alive... ? ". It came as a sense of happiness and pain at the same time, Becca took a step closer to Freen and saw her follow her, the ghost was real or was it in her head.

" Murdered by who, Sarocha ? ". The king interrupted her, Rebecca's eyes went to her father and then to Freen, it was real.

Freen was really alive...

Freen came back to her..

After a whole year...

" They weren't murdered ". Arnold stepped in, Freen gestured him to stop with her hand and dismissed him immediately. " They were murdered by us, your majesty ". Freen immediately said, her eyes flickered to Becca's and Becca returned the gaze, Freen immediately tore her eyes away and looked at the king.

When Freen mentioned murder and especially murder done by her own hands, Rebecca gave the discussion her entire attention. " What are you saying ? ". The king was completely angry and disappointed in Freen, he didn't expect that from her.

" I take full responsibility for what happened, your majesty ". Freen bowed down, she didn't want the blame to fall onto anyone else's shoulder other than hers. " I knew this would happen ". Sulax mumbled but it was clearly audible to everyone else.

" Forgive me but I want to add something to this, your majesty ". Noey spoke up, Freen pushed her behind her, as if she wanted Noey to stay out of the matter. " Permission granted ". The king waved his hand, sighed as he didn't think that anymore words could make this situation any better.

" It wasn't a murder ". Noey said out loud, which equipped the king's interest, he wanted Noey to continue but Freen didn't think it was a good idea. " Don't step in, Noey, please I beg you ". Freen pulled her back and didn't allow Noey to speak which agitated Freen's team.

" Yes, she will and you won't come between ". Arnold pushed Freen back, Becca sighed, it looked like the group might start fighting at any moment. " Please, I told you, let me take the responsibility ". Freen sighed as she stared at her group, begging for them to say yes to whatever she wanted to do.

" We won't let you take the blame alone when it wasn't your fault, don't try to be a hero and sacrifice yourself ". Sulax added, Noey stepped away from Freen and came before the king. " Yes, it was a murder and yes it was done by us, your majesty ". Noey started, the king disappointed shook his head but told Noey to continue anyways.

" But we weren't given any other options, it was either them or us, we were forced to kill them by the leader of the death knights or he would have burnt us all to death, we weren't aware of what it was about until a bow and arrow was handed to us ". Noey bowed down as she told the truth about her fellow comrades death that was done by their own hands.

" We all will take any punishment you think is appropriate, your majesty ". Noey added, the king sighed as he was thinking about it himself. " The punishment is not yours to take ". Freen stated angrily, she grabbed Noey's hand and pushed her behind herself.