242 The Poison II.

The Emperor killed all the maids who were taking care of him. He changed the everything in the palace… the rules and nobody mattered to him. We were all living in fear because of a boy that had only a fracture on his leg" grandmother completed the line.

Nobody told me this story. I was hearing it from the first time. It made me realize that the Emperor did not play with words when he said he would put our heads all over the city. He meant it.

"So think carefully before you point fingers at us" Queen Valeria said.

"Where should I?" I was not convinced. I knew these people too well. They never admitted to their evil doings. "Grandmother if you remembered, when I recovered from the fire…we stood there" I pointed at the spot not too far way.

She remembered. I could see her expression.

"I warned you stay way from my child. I told you again and again but you did not listen. I also said you should be afraid that fire might start in the harem."