I Married the Emperor to Kill Him novel · Chapter 14 of 24
Chapter 14: Then Depose Me
Nobody in the Hall of Lamps breathed.
Severen knelt on the gold floor with his head bowed, waiting for the Emperor to hand Cassien over.
Under the white cloth, Isandor's hand found Cassien's and closed on it, hard enough to hurt.
Corvain got to his feet first.
He had been waiting all day to stand.
"Majesty, it gives me no pleasure."
"It gives you a great deal of pleasure," Isandor said.
Corvain bowed.
"The law of Valdrecht is very plain. An attempt on the Emperor's life is death."
"The consort stood on a table and confessed to the nightbell in front of this whole court."
"Majesty took his hand as his answer. Charming. But Majesty cannot take the law's hand."
A duke with a white beard stood two tables down.
"The Chancellor is right, Majesty."
Then another stood, a lean man with a scarred chin.
Then three more.
The Ostrel side of the hall watched them rise.
Isandor let go of Cassien's hand.
He stood slowly, with his arm in its black sling.
"The law says the Emperor judges an attempt on his own life," he said. "I have judged it."
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