The soldier remained remarkably calm and didn’t share my panic at all. “Calm down. You’ll know everything soon.”
What did he mean? The soldier seemed to know something. Was this a trap?
At this moment, Joanna finally returned to my side and asked in a confused voice, “What’s happening now? Why did Sylvia and Noreen disappear together? And the black fog is so strange, as if it can make people fall into some kind of illusion.”
I turned around and asked Joanna seriously, “Did you notice anything wrong just now? I think the black fog was Noreen’s trick. I have witnessed it at the border before.”
Joanna shook her head when she heard me. “I was hidden on higher ground right now, away from the black mist, but I couldn’t see anything. The only thing I sensed was that Noreen did come here just now, but her scent disappeared in a few moments.”
“But why did the queen vanish as well? Sylvia should be Noreen’s intended target.” I couldn’t figure out the reason behind this.
After all, Laura was the queen of the empire and the noblest she-wolf of the entire country. If Noreen attacked her, she would become the enemy of the entire werewolf race.
Regardless of how arrogant Noreen was, it was still impossible for her to kidnap the queen by herself. The chances of victory were too slim.
“Let’s wait and see what happens. The soldiers look composed, which means there shouldn’t be a problem,” Joanna whispered.
About three or four minutes later, the queen, surrounded by a group of guards, suddenly appeared at the other exit.
The crowd broke into a spirited discussion at once, asking the queen what had happened.
Thanks to my height, one glance was enough for me to confirm that Sylvia was not standing behind the queen.
This was unusual. Why hadn’t Sylvia come back with her?
“Do you see Sylvia?” I asked Joanna softly.
Joanna was also sweeping her eyes over the crowd. “I don’t see her. I can only see that the queen returned alone.”
“Did Noreen kidnap Sylvia?”
“Relax. I want to hear what the queen has to say. She seems to know something.” Joanna wrapped her fingers around my wrist and reassured me softly.
I had no choice but to restrain my emotions and wait for the queen to give us an explanation.
The queen walked slowly to the stage. After pacifying the crowd, she said, “I was attacked by a black witch named Noreen just now.”
A ripple of shock passed through the crowd on hearing this.
The queen gestured with her hand for everyone to remain silent. “Don’t worry, everyone. I’m unhurt. Noreen, the black witch, is Sylvia’s accomplice. She attempted to save Sylvia just now. Fortunately, the royal family was well prepared and the two offenders have been brought to justice.”
As Laura spoke, she raised her hand and asked her men to bring two corpses up on the stage. One was Noreen’s charred corpse, and the other one belonged to Sylvia!
Harry’s POV
The crowd began clamoring when the charred corpses were carried onto the stage.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Joanna was also shell-shocked. She lost her cool and couldn’t keep her voice steady as she asked, “Is… Is that Sylvia?”
Both the corpses were burnt beyond recognition, and the skeletons were wrapped in rags.
With red eyes, I muttered in disbelief, “How is this possible? Sylvia and her child…”
All of a sudden, the crowd began cheering. Sylvia and Noreen’s death had left them in high spirits.
I couldn’t stand it anymore. I charged onto the stage without caring about anything else, but was instantly stopped by Laura’s guards.
Joanna also rushed to join me in fighting them off, but we were soon subdued by the soldiers as we were outnumbered.
Laura gracefully approached me and snorted, “What? Do you still want to defend your good friend Sylvia?”
“I don’t believe that’s Sylvia!” I gritted my teeth and struggled with clenched fists.
How could Sylvia die? What would Rufus do if she was really dead? He would certainly be devastated since he loved her immensely.
My grief and sadness transformed into anger, making me increasingly powerful. The soldiers who had been holding me back couldn’t resist my strength anymore. They loosened their grip on me until I finally managed to shake them off.
I rushed to the center of the trial stage, but was quickly stopped by another group of soldiers.
“Let me go!” I glared at Laura.
She regarded me with a frosty expression for a few seconds before finally agreeing. “Since you don’t seem convinced, I’ll let you see her body to your heart’s content.”
Then she motioned at the soldiers surrounding me to release me and let me come closer.
I hurried to the corpses’ side. When I spotted the same star diamond bracelet hanging on one of their wrists, I couldn’t hold back my tears anymore and cried out. Although it was burned, I could still make out that it belonged to Sylvia.
This star diamond bracelet was a token of love from Rufus to Sylvia. She wore it all the time.
Joanna also came beside me. She took off her coat and gently wrapped it around Sylvia’s body. Then she began to sob.
The more I cried, the more emotional I became. Finally, I couldn’t restrain my anger anymore. I turned to Laura and shouted, “You are the queen of our country. Based on the mere words of some people, you jumped to the conclusion that Sylvia is a murderer without any solid proof. She was pregnant with Rufus’ child! It would have been born in a few months, but you burned it to death! You have absolutely no conscience! You wronged a good person!”
I didn’t notice when the crowd abruptly fell silent. The whole square resounded with my voice of grief and indignation.
“Sylvia has saved so many people! It’s fine if you’re not grateful, but why did you defame her? She was six months pregnant! Didn’t you feel any guilt when she and her child were burned to death? I don’t care whether you believe Sylvia or not. But I will never accept that she would betray our country. Now that you have murdered her, you can kill me as well! You can accuse me of being a spy working for vampires. You have no problem with sentencing a person indiscriminately. If I claim right now that I’m a vampire, I’m certain you will believe it!”
“Shut up! Don’t say one more word!” Laura was so enraged that she ordered a soldier to gag me.
“Hmm…” I was unwilling to submit and struggled profusely. I still harbored a lot of resentment in my heart that I hadn’t vented yet!
Laura glowered at me, then turned to address the crowd. “Sylvia Todd has committed a heinous crime and almost married the prince. She has brought shame to the entire werewolf race. From now on, no one is allowed to mention her name again. Those who disobey this order will be considered her accomplices and be expelled from the werewolf race.”
After saying that, she paused and announced to imprison Joanna and me for stirring up trouble.
Harry’s POV
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