The heavy silence in the throne room was broken only by crackling of the torches on stone walls , tension filled the air like a storm waiting to break.
" The king stood from his throne , his voice thunderous with fury"
" Daniel , you truly wish to stand against all of us , for a girl who betrayed our trust ? Do you even know what she's done ? Or have you let your heart blind you completely"?
I took a step forward eyes, burning with conviction - what if she's not what you think ? your highness , what if she's not the traitor ?
What if she's just like her father ? Power - hungry, dangerous , willing to sacrifice innocent lives to get what she wants, have you considered that? She might burn down everything we've built just to sit on a throne of ash? The king said with burning red eyes.
" What proof do you have that she is innocent ? Are you questionning my judgement?" The king smirk.
"No your highness , but she was with me throughout the entire ceremony " i never saw her go anywhere?
So how did our guard find fabric of her dress in the magic room ? Our guards also seen her inside the room ? I was left speechless when I heard everything , what if the king is right ?
" My mind was accepting all of this but my heart was refusing it " then suddenly my mom took my hand, and pulled me towards her , this is a huge mess Daniel, she said gently , you can't handle it , it will only harm you?
After hearing all this , how can you say sophia is innocent? How will you prove that?
But mom , what if someone 's trying to trap sophia? I said in gentle tone .
What if it's sophia herself, who's trying to trap you? My mom said , suspicion in her eyes.
Mom how could you say that about sophia? She's our sophia - you 've known her almost as well as I have "
"How could she have done anything to harm me ? She loves me, mom ... More than anyone else in the world and i truly believe that.... I added with determination.
In this world everything is a lie ? Daniel , even feelings can be faked? You can't believe in anyone or anything? - my mom said with cold look .
But mom? No but Daniel , you've became a dickhead in love , this isn't you and , this will give you a huge loss..... My mother added with fury.
" On the other hand , people began shouting and yelling accusation - No! She was traitor! We can't show her any mercy - punish her! "
" Silence - the king shouted " I 'll give you one day Daniel , one day to prove her innocence, if you fail you know the rules of our vampire world.
" By our sacred law , she was bound to the grave - cursed to sleep for a thousand years , she shall not awaken until the curse has run its full course and you shall also be discarded from our world "
I grant you this mercy, only out of respect for your father ,Don't waste it ..... The king said calmly but in deadly tone .
After hearing the punishment, sophia received , something inside me shattered.
" If I couldn't find the real culprit in time , she would be lost forever , my heart grew heavy , so heavy , it felt as if my body would spil out every drop of blood i had just taken "
Then , the king 's voice echoed - from the next judgement onward, she will remain in the cell , no one is permitted to see her - untill the final judgment is passed - the king announce firmly and left.
Behind him , the guards stepped forward and took sophia away, i could do nothing - just stand there , watching let her go , her eyes meeting mine for a brief, haunting moment before she disappeared beyond the great doors.
" After the King 's announcement - everyone left the hall" except my brother and me.
I stood there heart racing , one day that's all I had , one day to find the culprit , one day to save sophia and the clock had already started tickling , one day to find the potion and the spell book - I was lost in these thought , when my brother suddenly spoke .
" What are you going to do now? The king said no one can see her , how will you find the culprit? If you can't even talk to her "
Anger burned inside me, he had done nothing , said nothing - when they accused her , not a word when the king declared her the culprit.
" And now , here he was giving me a lecture , pretending to care , acting like he was worried about her "
It was almost laughable - if if didn't make me want to scream
It's none of your concern how , I help her - I snapped , you stood there and did nothing , said nothing , so don't stand in front of me now.
Pretending you care , don't play the sympathy game- i am not buying it .
What if I told something , and they didn't believe me , just like they are not believing you? What's the point in saying anything ? When we don't have proof .
He paused for a moment , then added , " but now ... I can help you , we 'll find the real culprit together.
" When Draven said that , the frustration inside me , stared to fade, I took a deep breath , and looked at him , then let's find the proof together "