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“Yes, your grace. It seems that those found to be disloyal are not taking this revelation lightly. They have gotten quite upset.”
“Where are they?” I demanded before Gabriel could say anything else.
“Please, come with us, my Queen.” Another of the men requested of me. That was all the prompting I needed before I was marching out of the room, hot on their heels.
I watched as they led us through the abbey and down to the courtyard. The sandy color of the stone, the bright flashes of the stained glass, the sights were blurring into one giant streak of colors as I hurried out behind them.
We didn’t stop once we got to the courtyard out front. We were marched to the right and down toward a path that led down along the cliff to the rocky shore. The path didn’t lead us all the way down as I expected but to the docks that were stilted to meet the slightly smoother edge of the promontory.
There was a large number of people gathered, watching the commotion. Joaquin and the others were standing just before the docks, Ghirald was in between them and two men I have never seen before. But just looking at them I could tell they were powerful men. They had their faces twisted in anger which gave them an unusual looking expression. It wasn’t just anger really, it was fear as well.
Were they mad that they were caught and thought they were going to be punished unnecessarily? Or were they mad that they were found out and couldn’t accomplish what they had planned? Was it bad that I was already thinking the worst of these people that I had never met?
The group both on and off the docks seemed to be at a stalemate. But I could tell that Joaquin was at his wits end.
“Gabriel, what kind of men are these two?” I asked him, knowing that he would not hide things from me.
“They are very good men, or so I thought. There has never been any trouble before.”
“But what about their relationships with other members of the Sentinelle?”
“They usually keep to themselves within our organization. They do tend to have more contact with the outside world though.”
“That shouldn’t have caused problems though, should it?”
“I don’t see how it could have.” Gabriel looked distressed.
I moved closer to the commotion before me. Those on the grass as well as the dock parted before me.
“I am your King, and you will listen to me.” Joaquin snarled at him. I could tell things were about to cross a line that I wasn’t certain we were prepared for.
“What is going on here?” I demanded in a loud, commanding voice. The group around me knelt when they felt my anger and frustration. My entourage turned to look at me, all except for Joaquin and Vincent who were staring at the two suspects with anger. And those two, those who were being accused of disloyalty, just looked at me with angry eyes. They definitely didn’t act like the rest of them. Weren’t they supposed to treat me like their queen?
“There was no need for you to come all the way out here Riviana.” Joaquin’s voice was tense and held a biting edge. I could tell by the rigid set of his shoulders and the stiff way he was holding his back that he had been holding back with these two already.
“I know Joaquin, I was just curious to know what was going on.” I put a calming tone in my voice. “Carry on.” I knew how much it mattered to him to be the alpha male. He would bow down to me if I asked him to, but he needed to cement his control of these people as much as I did. If they didn’t learn to respect him now then they never would.
“Queen Riviana?” Gabriel questioned next to me but I didn’t let him finish.
“Hush Gabriel, this is needed.” I looked at him with a firm, determined look in my eyes. Joaquin would handle this the way it needed to be handled. It was his job after all, not to mention that he was my husband, my mate, my alpha, the fire to my ice, he would be there with me every step of the way and I had no reason not to trust he could do this. And the nod that answered my trust in him was him telling me he understood everything I was feeling as well.
“The people you were waiting for are here and it’s still between you and me.” Joaquin goaded the two men before him.
“It’s more than just us.” The man with bright orange hair scoffed back at him.
“Precisely.” The brown hair man added. “Nearly the entire village is here, along with our Watcher and the Queen.” They smirked like they thought that this was the end of it all.
“But the issue is between just us. You heard them, we are to continue.” I was slowly walking to the side so that I could see Joaquin’s face more and I just barely caught the grin on his face.
“You can’t do this.” The first man, with the orange hair, spoke out with annoyance.
“We’ve done nothing wrong.” The other one added.
“This can be settled easily.” Gabriel called out. “Swear your undying loyalty to the Queen and King right here and now. Make an unbreakable oath to them to follow them until they release you from service.”
“How could you ask that of us?” The orange haired man seemed shocked.
“How is it that you would even hesitate Charles? Isn’t that why we all joined the Sentinelle? Did you not already vow to devote your life to the Queen when she was sent by the Goddess? That is true for all of us, is it not true for you and Ralph?”
“Gabriel, we will be loyal, but to swear this type of oath, that would put us at their mercy.” The man named Ralph looked as if someone had just punched him in the gut when he heard Gabriel’s words. Charles didn’t look much better.
“We are all at their mercy, that is the whole reason we exist. If it had not been for our devotion to the Goddess we would all have perished so long ago. I realize that the two of you are among the younger of our numbers, but you have been here long enough to know what it is we are meant to do.”
“I did not sign up to serve a brute like him.” Charles pointed at Joaquin, his hand shaking. “Or a half breed mongrel like her. I will not pledge my loyalty to someone not fit to rule us.”
“The Goddess has decreed that she is the only one worthy to take her place, This is not up to you.” Ghirald looked stricken by those words, angered and upset to hear such disrespectful words.
I saw the anger intensify on the faces of all my guards, not to mention that rage that flared in Joaquin’s eyes. They were pissed, that was easy to see. These men would not take lightly to me being bad mouthed. Even Dietrich and the Warlocks looked angrier than I could ever imagine.
“You’re going to regret saying those words.” Joaquin snarled.
“Really?” Charles looked cocky when he heard Joaquin’s words.
“Do you think you can take both of us by yourself?” Ralph asked.
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