Queen Without Crown

Chapter 123 The Accusations

As King Satria and Eldrige prepared to leave to search for Princess Juwita, there was a sudden commotion outside the palace. Out of curiosity they immediately came out to look.

"Jewith? " King Satria exclaimed in shock.

Up ahead she saw her daughter walking with her hands tied, while next to her two little boys were walking along while squeezing tightly into the girl's dress.

King Satria immediately ran towards his daughter, while Eldrige remained standing in his place while paying attention.

"Let go! " Shouted King Satria on the soldiers who guarded Princess Juwita.

"We can't take it off, he's the suspect in Queen Akemi's murder. " Answer one of the soldiers.

"Please untie the ties! " King Satria pleaded because he could not bear to see his son treated like a criminal.

"Sorry, we can't do it. We can't risk him running away."

"Dad." Princess Juwita looked at her father with tears in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, honey. I will definitely help you! " King Satria clasped the girl's hand tightly.

Princess Juwita nodded and tried to smile. As he walked past Eldrige, his gaze was fixed on the man. His heart felt squeezed when he saw his lover's eyes glazed over.

"Mr Princess! " Eldrige's voice sounded pitiful.

Princess Juwita could not bear to see her loved ones hurt because of her.

The girl was then taken to a room for questioning. The two little boys who had been following her refused to be separated from the girl.

They cried roaring even almost hysterically. Although the servant who used to play with them tried to persuade, the two children still refused.

"If they still don't want to, just force it! " Prince Awang's Order.

Eventually the two children were taken away by force despite their hysterical screams. Princess Juwita cried to see her two little cousins.

"Now tell me how you killed Queen Akemi? " An officer asked in a cold voice.

"What's? I didn't kill Queen Akemi, she's my own aunt. How can I kill him? " Princess Juwita's shoulder shook at the accusation.

"Maybe you didn't kill him with your own hands, but maybe your lover did? "

"Love? "

"Aren't you related to a Daemonie? "

"What do you mean? I have no relationship with a Daemonie! " Daughter Juwita was offended.

"Don't deny! There's someone who saw a Daemonie in your room."

Princess Juwita was stunned. Suddenly her memory returns to the night when she finds Nicolae in her room. The girl's face turned pale.

"Do you dare to deny? " The officer smiled cynically.

"I found him in my room injured. I just treat it, that's all."

"Then why didn't you report it? Hmm, I've long met with all sorts of villains, they always have plenty of reasons to cover up their mistakes."

"But I'm telling the truth! " Princess Juwita's face was clear.

The attendant looked into Princess Juwita's eyes fixedly, "I am completely unaffected by the plain pretentious face you showed! "

"I really didn't do it. Me and my two cousins witnessed the murder of Queen Akemi. Then they chased us. Then when we were pressed and went into the lake, suddenly a bird.. " Daughter Juwita stopped her sentence and looked at the officer doubtfully.

"Then the bird saved you, didn't it? What bird can lift three people from the lake? "

"That's.. Strix. " Princess Juwita said softly, she felt the officer was trying to lure her.

"You finally confessed too. From your words it is clear that there you are with a Daemonie who transformed into Strix. Doesn't it? "

"really. But it's not what you think! "

"Then what should I think? Obviously someone has testified to seeing a Daemonie spend the night in your room. Then there's another testimony that says you saw a Daemonie slaughtering Queen Akemi and kidnapping her two children! " The voice of the officer was so loud that it hurt the ears.

"No. That's not true! Ask the two kids. They saw what happened to their mother. "

"We don't need to drag a child into this problem. Both children were in shock. Their mental state is unstable to be questioned. "

"I want to meet my father. " Princess Juwita said later.

"Maybe, but visiting hours are over. Tomorrow your family can meet you." The officer then told the soldiers to bring Princess Juwita into the cell.

*****

The newly returned King Gaurav with Queen Elok is shocked to learn that Queen Akemi was killed. And even more surprising is that the suspected perpetrator of the murder is their own nephew, Princess Juwita.

"I really don't believe it, Brother Satria. Juwita is a gentle girl, she wouldn't have the heart to do such an abomination." Queen Elok looked at King Satria with concern.

"That's what I said, too. But they arbitrarily threw the heinous accusation at my daughter! " Said King Satria furiously.

"I'll try to talk to Prince Awang. Although our relationship was less intimate, we never had any problems. I hope he will listen to me. "

"Thank you, Elok. " King Satria has high hopes for Queen Elok.

Queen Elok went to see Prince Awang. But the woman was immediately disappointed to see the hardness of her cousin's heart.

"Although he's your niece, but he killed your sister-in-law and tried to kidnap your two nieces who were toddlers." Prince Awang looked at Queen Elok sharply.

"I know Juwita, she can't possibly do such a heinous thing. "

"I don't want to hear this from you anymore. Tomorrow the Royal Council will prosecute the girl. "

"Why don't you investigate this case more thoroughly? Someone could have deliberately wanted to take advantage of the death of my brother and his wife."

"I'm not accusing you. Wait... don't tell me that after this you will lead Alsatia? "

"It could have been if the Royal Council had decided so." The expression on Prince Awang's face was unreadable.

"What about the latitude and the Wulan? "

"They will of course stay in the palace in our protection. "

"I mean. Who will take care of them? "

"This palace is not short of servants."

"Ha! So you're going to hand Lintang and Wulan over to the waiter? Then they'll come with me, and I'm lonely since Devi doesn't live with us. "

"I won't let anyone take them! They were the successors of the Alsatian Kingdom. "

"I'll give them back when they're ready. "

"Can't! "

Queen Elok refrained from constantly arguing with Prince Awang.

"We'll talk again tomorrow. Now I'll get ready for my sister's funeral. " The Queen of Elok immediately left.

*****

Funerals are held before dark. Thousands of mourners poured into the cemetery. Flowers kept flowing and piled up as a sign of mourning.

The sound of crying was heard as the two bodies entered the burrow. The twins, who were abandoned by both parents on the same day, were silent without a sound. But their faces were soaked with tears.

Queen Elok hugged the two tightly, but the two boys were unmoved as if unresponsive to touch and any form of sympathy. Their hearts were frozen with sadness.

"The sky is dark, should we go home now? " The Queen of Elok tried to persuade the two children to go home.?

They were silent, but still followed his aunt's steps. The two of them joined hands tightly channeling each other's strength.

"You did not want to eat this day. Now you have to eat, huh? " The Queen of Eloquence said as they entered the palace.

"Please bring them food! " The Queen's Lovely Pinta to the servant.

When the food was in session, the two of them remained silent without even touching the food.

"Why don't you eat? " Task the Eloquent Queen gently.

They remained silent in no reaction, only tears flowing back down the cheeks of the two boys.

"You have to eat to be strong. Aunty knows you're sad. Aunt is sad too. But you have to be strong to move on. Your parents must be sad to see you guys like this. "

The pair of twin boys were now staring at the Queen Elok wistfully. Occasionally, it starts to sound soft.

"You can cry, you can show sadness." The Queen of Elok rubbed the Latitude Prince's cheeks, but the boy turned his face away.

"Auntie wants you to stay with your aunt if Prince Awang allows it. Do you guys want to? "

The two boys remained silent and did not react. Queen Elok is trying to figure out what the two want.

"Or do you want to stay here? "

They remained silent, but the Eloquent Queen saw their backs stiffen. The two brothers tightened their grasp.

"Juwita can't meet you right now." Both of them looked at him. "You want to be with Juwita? "

Unexpectedly the two nodded. They were waiting for someone to ask that.

"Aibi will try so that you can meet Juwita, as long as you want to obey the words of aunt. "

The two boys watched the Eloquent Queen closely.

"First of all, you must eat! " The Queen of Eagles thrust a plate in front of them.

They took a spoon and put food in their mouths without protest.

*****

The princess Juwita who could not sleep inside her cell just flipped around restlessly. His brain feels full. He no longer knows what to do.

His feelings all his actions that he had suspected were right, now even backfired for him.

Suppose he didn't help Nicolae that night. Suppose he didn't follow Queen Akemi into the hole under the bed. Suppose she didn't leave Queen Akemi in that meadow!

All of those suppositions made his head hurt. But it is useless to regret the things that have passed.

He recalled the time he had to go into the lake with his twin cousins.

Honestly, he wanted it all to end there, right then.

Then when suddenly his body was lifted into the air, he was surprised and wondered what it was like to die?

His consciousness recovered as his feet again stepped on the earth and somewhat staggered at the Strix bird that had now changed into Nicolae.

"I've paid off my debt. " Said the young man before leaving.

Now he's rethinking that he didn't help Nicolae that night.

The only thing he was grateful for was successfully bringing the Prince of Lintang and Princess Juwita back to the palace safely.

"Jewith! " A voice pulled him from the daydream.