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"Are you kidding? When your Queen you make the rules, you could have a donkey guard you if you want to."
We sat there laughing for a while and talking about the events to come. For the first time in a long time, I began to feel hopeful about my future.
I woke up the next morning in my cell (the guards had swarmed Lissa's room when they realised I was with her, I forgot I was a prisoner) with a massive headache.
"Shit" I mumbled to myself as I sat up. My muscles were aching from sleeping on that stupid concrete mattress. It took me a while to remember what day it was until I heard the prison door open and someone walking down the hall.
"Shit" I said again, I have a feeling it's just going to be one of those days.
I jumped up from my 'bed' and chucked on some reasonably decent clothes and quickly ran a brush through my hair.
"Rose, can you ever be on time for once" I heard a voice say from the door of my cell.
"Sorry, Liss but you know me. When am I ever on time?" I replied while brushing my teeth.
"Yeah, yeah I know but you have to hurry. I came earlier today so we don't cause as much of a commotion but I still would rather we be on time."
Before she even finished her sentence I was out of my cell and walking at a brisk pace down the corridor. As we speed walked to the courtroom I noticed I had my shirt on back-to-front.
"Oh for God's sake" I moaned. Lissa looked confused while I tried to turn my shirt around until she realised what I was doing, then she laughed at my stupidity.
We made it with five minutes to spare, a record for Rose Hathaway. I could tell Lissa was debating about something in her head but on the outside she was completely composed.
"What's wrong Lissa?" I asked
She hesitated for a minute before answering.
"Nothing it's just, I think the only way to get you free would be to show them the letter from the Queen as evidence but… Ambrose said not to tell anyone" as she said that last part her face kind of fell, like she had no other ideas.
I thought about it for a minute but then I realised a loophole in her airtight logic.
"Didn't Ambrose say not to tell anyone until the time was right?" her face lit up, she knew I was right. This could be the thing that sets me free.
Our five minutes were up and the trial was starting. We all stood up as the judge walked in and were then motioned to sit back down.
They did the whole 'why we were here' crap and I found myself spacing out for a bit. I saw Iris stand up and say her part and then it was our turn. Lissa looked at me and gave me a nod and I heard her speak through the bond. I'm going to show them the letter, wish me luck.
I was crossing every part of body that could be crossed and was praying, me, Rose Hathaway, praying. I know I would have to be deathly serious to be praying.
Lissa walked up to the judge and began to speak.
"I know that you have found evidence to prove that the defendant Rose Hathaway is guilty, but I have the evidence that proves her innocence." she spoke so confidently that everyone was silent and were completely focused on her.
She pulled the letter out of her pocket and held it up to show everyone.
"I have here a letter from Queen Tatiana Ivashkov, written before she died." this caused a lot of commotion throughout the room and the judge had to bang his little hammer and ask for order t=just like he did at the last trial.
"This letter," Lissa continued. "Was given to me after Miss. Hathaway's hearing by someone that was a good friend to the Queen. Unfortunately their identity will remain unknown to the public." she handed the letter to the judge for him to read before she read it to the courtroom. She left out some parts that were written more to her than to everyone and that were irrelevant. again this caused chaos to break out among the people while the judge came to his decision.
Lissa came and set next to me after reading the letter and I held her hand.
"You were amazing out there. Even if they find me guilty you were still a kick ass lawyer and you didn't even need compulsion." I said the last part in a whisper but she was grateful all the same.
My grip on Lissa's hand tightened as the judge began to speak, as did her hand on mine.
"I have seen all the evidence," he began. "And I find the defendant…"
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