Chapter 35

Queen Delia

Before Delia left the little town, she received a letter from her husband saying he would meet her at Glidonia because he had gotten a letter to be a jury. With the charges that king Derek was facing, the meeting was today at the court center, at exactly noon.

She was surprised but happy she would get to see her husband; it's been at least two months since she's seen him, and she missed him a lot. This town was the last one; in a few hours, they would head to be at the center of Glidonia.

Although it was close to noon, she knew that somehow, she would make it, then she would be able to talk to her sisters.

Two hours had passed, and they still hadn't reached their destination, yet Delia was getting quite annoyed ridding on the carriage. But then again, who wouldn't? She had been riding one for at least a month, first when she went to Blair's kingdom, then now she was going to Glidonia.

As she was reaching for her small bag, she noticed that the carriage stopped; at first, she got worried, then hid a small knife she had. But then the door opened, and she relaxed because she saw that it was only her driver, Devin.

"What's the matter, Devin? Why did we stop?" asked Delia.

"We are here, your highness." Said Devin.

"But this isn't where the center of the court is?" Said Delia.

"No, it isn't, your highness, but, you see, there are two paths here, a right that's to the court. While the left side is to the palace of Glidonia, and well… the way to the palace is at least two more hours or less, it would depend." Said Devin as Delia looked puzzled. "We decided that I would lead the rest of the soldiers, including myself, to the palace of Glidonia and stay there until you return with the rest of your family. While you head to the left, to reach your family there and be on time." Said Devin.

Delia wondered how was she going to reach court on time?

"Who's we, Devin?" asked Delia.

"Did you miss me?" Asked Edmund.

Delia recognized that voice anywhere; it was her husband; she raced out of the carriage to hug him. Now she understood she and her husband would be riding in the same carriage that brought him while the rest of the people headed to the palace.

"Oh, Edmund, I missed you so much." Said Delia, not wanting to end the embrace.

"I've missed you too, Delia; at least we have a couple of days before heading back to our kingdom; I hope that during these few days that we're here, you'll be able to solve all your problems and be ready; to come home with me." Said, Edmund.

"We'll…... well, see Edmond, although I wish for the same." She said, trying to stall.

Delia turned around and said goodbye to Devin and entered the carriage with her husband; they both talked as they headed to the court; when they arrived, they were surprised to know that they weren't the only ones there.

They were surprised to see Ashlyn, her husband, and Blair's husband; it was evident that she wouldn't come. She had just given birth to their baby Gabriella, and she was still tiny and needed her mother more now, or at least for the first three months.

"Ashlyn? Atticus? Brayan? You guys are here too?" asked Delia.

"Delia?" cried Ashlyn as she went to hug Delia.

"Hi to you too, Ashlyn; it's been quite a while." Said Delia.

"Yes, how have you guys been?" asked Ashlyn.

"We've been good, Ashlyn; what about you guys?" asked Edmund.

"We've been good, Edmund, thanks for asking," said Atticus.

"Hey Brayan, Blair didn't come with you?" asked Ashlyn.

"No, she just had baby Gabriella, so she's still recovering." Said Brayan.

"Well, congratulation, both of you." Said a familiar voice as everyone heard the voice and turned around and saw that it was Genevieve.

"Genevieve?" both Ashlyn and Delia went to hug Genevieve and Courtney.

"I've missed you guys a lot." Said, Delia

"So have we," said Courtney.

"Any room for me for my two other girls?" said Randolph

"Papa?" said Ashlyn and Delia as they raced to hug their father.

"I thought you were dead, papa?" said Delia.

"Well, I would be if it wasn't for Derek; he saved me; I still have a couple more years to go."

Delia looked at Derek with amazed, she knew from the start that he would be an excellent match for her sister Genevieve, and she also knew that the day they got married, it would be a new start for everyone.

"Really, wow, thanks, Derek; I knew from the start that you were great for our sister Genevieve," said Ashlyn.

"But I still don't understand papa; what happened?" asked Delia,

"We'll tell you more when we get back to the castle; the meeting is about to start." Said Genevieve as they all entered the room and took their seats, ready for the meeting to start.

Queen Genevieve

Genevieve entered with Derek and the rest of her family; they took their seats while she and Derek stood in front of the judge. Duke Reynolds checked some papers almost as if he was gathering information before speaking.

"King Derek and Queen Genevieve, what do I owe the pleasure of having you both on trial for? Ahh, yes, maybe it has to deal with the fact that you are being accused of the death of our old king Randolph!?" Said Duke Reynolds.

When he said that Genevieve felt nothing but anger, how dare they accuse her husband and automatically believe Courtney's husband only because he was born into royalty, and Derek wasn't.

"My husband did no such thing, Duke Reynolds, I'm sorry, but you are mistaken or very bad informed." Said Genevieve as the judge seemed surprised by this and the other kings that had come.

"I beg your pardon, Queen Genevieve?" said duke Reynolds.

"It is true what my wife said, duke Reynolds; I did not try to kill my father-in-law; what would be the benefits of doing that?" said Derek,

"Well, since you're married to one of his daughters, that does give you an advantage, especially since you are the heirs to the throne; maybe you got all you wanted already, and the last thing to do was killed the king; to officially take over Glidonia." Said Duke Reynolds.

Genevieve rolled her eyes. She felt so much anger; they thought that Derek only married her for being a princess; they believed that he would be capable of doing something like that just because Derek wasn't born into royalty.

"May I ask you who told you those things or even told you that my husband was capable of doing something like that?" asked Genevieve.

"No one gave these Ideas; they are just facts that we can conclude, your highness, and I thought you were aware that your brother-in-law, king Levi, initialed this concern." Said Duke Reynolds.

"He's Lying!" said both Tobias and Courtney; everyone in the crowd looked at them and was surprised.

"What do you mean by that Queen Courtney and prince Tobias? I thought you two would be with Thraas? Not against it?" asked Duke Reynolds surprised.

"Duke Reynolds, I will speak on behave of Thraas because only I know the truth about what really happened," said Tobias.

"And I will speak on the side of Derek; I've known him since he was a little boy, like Genevieve." Said Courtney.

"Very well. I would like to hear Queen Courtney first." Said the Duke.

"Derek has to be the best man that my sister could have met; his father was our shoe cobbler; every time they would bring us our shoes, he would stay a while with us and play. My father knew him very well; he completely trusted him; even before Derek and my sister got married, he helped us rescue our kingdom from Duchess Rowena." Said Courtney as Duke Reynolds looked confused.

"Who is Duchess Rowena?" asked Duke Reynolds.

"She is my father's cousin; she was poisoning my father to take our kingdom, and Derek helped us defeat her and take back the kingdom; he sacrificed his life to help us save our kingdom. He didn't do it to get recognition or a reward; he did it because he wanted to help us and wanted to see my sister happy because he loves her." Said Courtney.

Genevieve was amazed at how much Courtney knew about them; she was so proud that her sister was on their side and was helping them out; she also saw that the judge, as much as the other kings and queens, we're amazed by their story.

"My…my…my, what an interesting story, but how do I know that you're not just making it up to cover your brother-in-law's mess?" said the duke.

"Because I was there when he saved my life." Said Randolph.

Genevieve saw as her father came into the courtroom, and everybody just stared in amazement; they couldn't believe that her father was still alive.

"Randolph, what? How? King Levi said that king Derek had killed you?" said Duke Reynolds.

"Well, that is where you are wrong dear friend of mine; he didn't try to kill me; he saved my life. At my daughter's wedding, someone poisoned my food, and as I was choking, he quickly reacted and helped me spit the food out; I wouldn't be standing here if it wasn't for him." Said Randolph.

The duke seemed to be more surprised by this than he ever would have expected; he appeared to be very in thought as information was being given.

"How do I know they aren't making you say this, Randolph? For all I know, they have you locked up in a dungeon cell as a prisoner; maybe they blackmailed you into saying these things; if not, they would kill you." Said Duke Reynolds.

"Because I know what my brother was doing?" cut in Tobias.

"I'm listening, Prince Tobias?" said Duke Reynolds.

"My brother informed me that he was the one that tried to kill King Randolph; he said he wanted to blame it on king Derek; that way, he could take over Glidonia. That's what he wanted from the start," said Tobias as he looked at Courtney, almost regretting what he was about to say.

"Sadly, that is why he also married Courtney and Kidnapped princess Kathleen; when I found out, I knew that it wasn't right I told him to let princess Kathleen go. He was keeping her hostage as a weapon for his wife; if she didn't do what he told her to do, she would blackmail her by telling her that he would hurt her sister if she didn't listen to him. He even threatened to kill me if I said a word to anybody or tried to help Courtney." Said Tobias as the whole audience gasped when hearing this.

"I decided to take the risk and help out my sister-in-law because Levi told me he killed our father to take the kingdom." Said Tobias.

Genevieve saw as everybody in the room gasped in surprise; they never thought that king Levi would ever do something like that; Genevieve decided to give the letter King Levi had to send to her and her husband.

"You can see for yourself that he was also threatening us with Courtney; if you let me give you the letter he sends us, he said that if we don't give up Glidonia, he will hurt my sister." Said, Genevieve

As King Reynolds nodded and she stepped forward to give duke Reynolds the letter, he was surprised he never thought that someone would be capable of hurting his own family,

"He also declared us war; my kingdom is in danger right now; king Edmond and Queen Delia have agreed to help us with soldiers for the war Duke Reynolds." Said Derek.

"My…my… I never would have imagined he was capable of doing anything like this, king Derek; you are dismissed from here; no charges will be held against you; I think I speak for all the kings and Queens here that King Levi is out of control. If he is ever to put a foot in Glidonia, he will be put in a Cell, and we will quickly contact you to decide what is best to do for him." Said Duke Reynolds as everyone started cheering.

"As the judge of civil rights and laws, I will immediately warrant his arrest; as for you, prince Tobias, I declare you the next ruler of Thraas. Of course, you will need an advisor until you turn twenty-one and have your coronation, therefore making you the king and ruler of Thraas; I've spoken and stood with my word case close I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the afternoon." Said Duke Reynolds.

Genevieve was so happy that the first part was over, that they had believed her, and Derek was now free of charge, and Tobias was the new ruler of Thraas; now, the only problem was Levi.

"We did it, Derek." Said Genevieve as she kissed her husband; when they parted ways, she went to hug her father in celebration of their victory.

King Willard

King Willard was amazed at what had just happened; he knew that, for one thing, king Levi was not going to like what had just happened.

He left the room before anybody saw that he was there watching everything; he left the building carefully and jumped on his horse.

Then he disappeared into the orange-yellow sunset.