Pharaoh's First Love

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But even by then the three were not far behind. And Shelyn was brought to her knees before the three. Still holding her rags in place thanks to being abused and tormented..
Yun was taking his time.
Calion spoke in a lazy and soft voice, raising a brow at the accusations slung at Mirien, but he knew the look in his brother’s eye. He might not have adored the blonde girl in a sensual manner, but he likely found her quite pretty and quite interesting given the instrument she had played and the beautiful melodies that came from it.
“Now Jin, those are some heavy accusations. And if we’re being honest to one another for all I know that girl was causing trouble. Perhaps you simply hadn’t seen or been around for everything to see how it played out. Besides, young brother, since when do you care about the wellbeing of females? Or are you looking to start your harem at such an age?” He raised a brow before the rest walked in and he cast his eyes on Mirien, informing her of what young Jin had said.
“Well my lord…” She glanced her eyes over to Jin. She didn’t look mad, but she still found the boy to be a nuisance and a brat. “Perhaps if young Jin heard the disrespect that girl slung at myself as well as you might also be of mind to punish her. Upon meeting the girl and informing her you wished would to see her she outright called me a whore. Which is true, no sense in hiding that, but the tone she gave was unsettling. A complete lack of respect for your kingdom. Further exemplified by her outwardly insisting that if she is touched her own gods would slay you, my Pharaoh. If anything… it seems to me the girl doesn’t deserve her own tongue any longer, if she even deserves her life. And so… because I’m not so brutish as to hit her myself, I had Oroko come in to try and teach her some manners. In all fairness…” She shrugged. “I warned her probably at least three times, and each time after more venom spilled from her lips. For a foreigner with no documentation she acts as if she is your equal. It’s highly insulting, not just to me, but you my king. The fact she’d even mention the spilling of your blood in a single sentence… I think you were right to imprison her for touching young Jin. And as he is so young he likely cannot see past her innocent gaze. She’s more rude than you think. Now, I apologize if I overstepped my boundaries, but in all fairness… I could not let this woman besmirch your name.” She confessed, truthfully enough.
“Can either of you say this is untrue?” Calion asked, not excited, but as far as he was concerned it was unsettling if the woman did indeed worship other gods and further mentioned his own death by the hands of them.
This is when Yun entered. "Please tell me this is not that musician on her knees and her clothing in shreds. Brother do you not realize that if she is harmed the very nobles will have a fit. This happens to be the youngest child of that doctor we had given a visa those years ago. He and his wife have an elder son who fights in your glory."
Yun explained. He could feel tension high in this room. And with Jin near tears at no one taking him serious.
Shelyn was silent and unmoving from her knees. Too embarrassed to move for fear of herself exposed.
Yun continued. "She is, in her own right as a foreigner, to believe her own faith. Yet touching her....the advisor says that her people treat her as a gift from their goddess. A woman god. This girl is as to them as our pharaoh to us. And an insult to them if allowed to be violated." He was plotting. He disliked Mirien and honestly needed her out the way as well. "I certainly hope, brother you didn’t allow the very goddess of beauty, and music to be defiled. Our people will surely suffer greatly with the loss of medicine her family has given to us."