An Ancient Love Affair:An Apollo Love Story

Justice in the Court

~Warning this has death/ torture in it so beware. But it does not have any blood mentioned in it. So not for the lighthearted readers.

        "We are gathered here today to witness the justice served to the maid of the Queen Aalexia of Macedonia. She has been sentenced by the King of Mecedonia, Phillip II, to death. Who here objects to these charges?" asked the counsilor. Nobody spoke in fear or anger of the loss of their Queen or losing their lives if they protested. My father, brother, mother, and I were all here to witness the death of the maid. Nobody knew her name for people of her station were paid little attention to. I felt the guilt weighing down on me for I knew I was now costing another life by my hands. But, it was all for family, and I knew in the end my brother would conquer Persia and take me to go see the beauty and glory of it. But, I couldn't help but feel bad for my stepmother's handmaiden for she has always been there for me since I was a little girl.

        The councilor broke me from my train of thoughts when he finally spoke, "Then it is settled Queen Aalexia's handmaiden shall be sentenced to death as penaltly for the death of the queen." Everybody broke out of the way so the guards could take the handmaiden to be executed. The situation was about this was that my mother didn't like me to watch the people who were sentenced to death being tortured first then being put to death. As my mother had witnessed all the gruesome deaths of many people when she was younger since apparently my grandparents thought it would be a wonderful idea to let a little girl watch a bunch of gruesome deaths happen in front of her very eyes just so she can witness the way the government worked.

        As the handmaiden was being tortured I heard her cries of pain as she begged for somebody to help her. I couldn't help but flinch every time I heard her cries of agony and torturous pain. "Father don't you think she has had enough torture? Put her out of her misery for goodness sakes! Let the Gods decide her fate instead of futher postponing it," I later added not to sound weak in front of everybody and most of all my people. Finally, my father looked at me and asked, "My dear little fury, what do you see when you look at this traitor? Didn't I give her a home, clothes, food, and most of all protection from the outside world hurting her?" I could see that my father expected a really reasonable answer otherwise I knew he wouldn't stop torturing her. " I see a person who has suffered by the hands of her people and have yet to have her fate decided by the Gods on what will happen to her. I see a woman who betrayed her country just for the sake of fame. But, let the Gods decide what they will with her for that is a far worse punishment then this father." I stated as clear as glass. He looked shocked for seeing that a thirteen year old could be so mature for her age. Finally,my father decided it was enough torturing the handmaiden. He nodded at the guard to stop torturing her. The moment that everybody had been holding their breathes for. "Do you have any last words to say?" asked the counsiler. "Yes, I do," replied the handmaiden.

        She limply stood up and struggled to maintain her ground. "I know the real cause behind this and I am not the real persecutor of these heneus crimes. So be forwarned my fellow people for there is a snake among your people that has birthed a female that has given birth to a even more lecherous snake. So I warn you now be cautious and careful of who you mess with and seek help from. For it may be your very last..." at her last words she stepped forward and excepted her fate of what was to come to her. Knowing that she was to not go to the underworld but a much more fruitful prize than the underworld.