| One of the soldiers grabbed Latecia from behind, and slit her throat, as Ariana struggled in vain to free herself. "You bastard!" She yelled at the leader, spitting in his face, a face that would haunt her until the day she died. He responded by slapping her. "Do you believe in Lyes?" The man said. She looked at him as if he were crazy. Of course she believed in Lyes, he was the supremed diety of the cluster kingdoms. "Yes." She said. "Then if I were you I would pray, and make your peace with him. Lord Rubin has condemned you and your entire family." "When?" She asked. "Tommorow, in the Palace Hall, when all the nobles have been assembled, and offered the chance to make their tribute to my lord." He said. "You wont get away with this." She said, still struggling to free herself even though she knew it was a waste of time. "We already have." He said. |