Chapter 30: Banished.

The morning sun beams into Mathra's window. After the potion had failed, the princess had passed out of her bed. She was to deep in her sleep, she didn't awake when there came a knock to the door by a castle Guard. She turned over under the sheets ignoring a Voice that came from the other side. "Princess Martha! The king demands to see you in the throne room, immediately!"

Martha glares over to the door. "Doesn't he know that a woman needs her beauty sleep!?"

The voice replys to her. "He ordered us to use physical force if necessary."

Martha sighs. "Fine! Inform him I'll be right down. I need to look presentable."

The guard unlocks her door and waits for her to exist her room.

Martha gets dress in her usual pink dress. Looking into the mirror she makes sure every single curl was in placed. She sighs and walks out of her room. She stops and saw that guard was still there. "I thought I told you to tell the king I'll be right down!"

The guard glares at her. "It was the king's order to escort you there, besides you are no loner in position to be ordering anyone about."

Martha glares back. "Watch your tone with me!"

The guard allows her to lead the way to the throne room. Martha turns her heal and walks, her shoes clip clopping all the way there. Once there she stops before entering. Standing there In the middle of the room was a woman in a maroon dress. She walks in the room. "You wish to see me your Majesty?"

Adam glances at the exit of the room and saw that Guards blocked way out. "Martha. Would you explain where you were the during the celebration of my Daughter's birth."

Martha raises an eye brow. "What do you mean? I was here enjoying the celebration"

Adam folds his arms. "The WHOLE night?"

Martha nods. "Yes. Why are you suddenly questioning me of my where abouts a month ago?"

Adam shakes his head in disappointment. "Because Grant had told me and Belle that you left the grounds that night to follow a sorcerer to his home."

Martha blinks with wide eyes. "He- he must have been lying! I would never stalk such a dirty commoner in the middle of the nigh!"

Grant enters the room. "I never lie to my brother or his wife. We know the whole truth Martha. You were responsible for Elise's kidnapping and the injury that was inflicted on the castle guard."

Martha was taken back but quickly hid her emotion and folded her arms. "If you know about the truth then where is little miss perfect? I bet you haven't even found her yet."

The woman chuckles. "Think again."

Martha looks at the woman. She starts to feel annoyed. "Who are you!?"

Adam looks at the Woman. "This is Sylvia. A queen that has been misses for 10 years. Elise found her at the home of your friend."

The room echoes in the sound of the doors creaking open. The guards look to see who it is and steppes step aside. Elise rushes in. Her hair waves back and forth in a long braid. She she wears a brown sleeveless dress and a white blouse.

She looks at them. "I didn't miss it, did I?"

Martha stares at her with wide eyes.

Grant holds her hand and entwine their fingers. "No."

Martha stares at them both confusingly then turns to Adam. "Missed what?"

Adam sighs and rest his hands behind his back. "Martha. A king's duty is to be sure the safety of his subject. Because of your crimes you should be sitting in the dungeon, but I don't want to start a war between our kingdoms, especially since Lori is a month old. So I here by banish you from my kingdom." He looks to Sylvia and escorts her out of the room as he continued Martha's sentence. "Pack your stuff and leave immediately. You've over stayed your welcome." The both disappear in the hallway.

Martha watches as her jaw drop. She then turns to the couple who remain behind. "Grant you can't let him do this! You're practically his second in command, you can allow me to stay! All you have to do is argue with him."

Grant shakes his head. "No. Adam is king and his word is law. Beside," He wraps an arm around Elise shoulder. "Elise and I have a wedding to start pulling together and with so little time to do it." The woman that he's holding blushes. He takes her hand and walks out of the room.

Elise smiles. "I think we can pull it off in one month. We already have it planned so I don't think that some alterations would be much trouble."

Grant smile and hugs her as the kept walking. "No trouble at all."

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