Zami's foot was tapping impatiently. She felt anxious for some reason. The discussion today had been rather intense, and there was no lack of it. Even now, as the sun was fading over the horizon, the debate was going strong. Was Sonata or Shak the Seer Ascendant? Were either of them? Were both of them?
Even Zami didn't know the answer. Such matters were kept between the Seer and their apprentice, and after what happened five years ago, secrets around here were kept with much earnest.
She was about to say something when they were all interrupted by the blaring of a bugle. She whirled around to see a large carriage surrounded by soldiers making its way into Haven. It bore the mark of the royal family.
"What the hell?"
This was not normal. This was not good. Or was it? It was beyond anything Zami had ever dealt with. Envoys from the capital did not just show up for a friendly chat. They hardly showed up at all, anywhere. The royal family wasn't much for keeping an eye on or aiding its subjects that did not dwell within its immediate reach.
As the carriage pulled up, the discussion halted. Everyone turned to watch the arrival.
One of the attendants stepped down from the front of the carriage to open the door. Two figures stepped out of it and into the waning daylight.
The first was someone Zami did not recognize, though he dressed like nobility. The second was . . .
"arachnidsGrip?" the judge questioned. "How are you . . . ? You . . . what?"
The man who stood beside arachnidsGrip looked at Zami. "You're the judge, I presume? Zami, was it?" He then motioned towards Naku. "So that must be the priest, then."
Zami nodded as she spoke. "Yes, we are them. Now, by what business do you find yourself in Haven? And alongside one of our own, who we believed to be dead?"
The man glanced back at arachnidsGrip. "We found her along the way here. She certainly wasn't dead, and she's been of great help to us. We've come here to look into some matters of a disturbing nature. We've tracked a fugitive here. A Necromancer. It would seem, however, that this renagade is not the only scourge that plagues this place: the dead risen, beasts of the night come hunting, and all almost exactly five years after the daemon Lilith entered this world using your village as a conduit? None of this is coincidence, and none of it bodes well. We have determined that it is within our best interest to secure this village so that we may protect the stability of our kingdom."
For a moment, everything went silent.
How were they meant to respond to that?
"We would certainly be grateful for the assistance," Zami stated.
"Good." The man stepped forward. "Now, perhaps you should catch me up on what's happened here?"
Zami glanced between the man and the crowd. She frowned.
"Well, in the simplest way of putting it, we've been discussing potential leads on who the traitors among us might be. We've cast votes on which one of us we should burn, however morbid that may sound."
The man didn't seem phased. "A burning sounds quite appropriate. Who's the suspect for today?"
"Well," Zami began, turning to Sonata and Sopheria. "We had a bit of a . . . Sonata seems to have claimed to be the Seer Ascendant, but then Shak tried to counter him by claiming to be the true Ascendant. Sonata claimed to have information proving Sopheria to be a Lycan. In the end, most of the votes went towards Sopheria, with Sonata having the second most votes against him."
The man nodded, a look of contemplation on his visage. "And what have you decided?"
Zami's eyebrows tightened. "Since Sopheria has the majority wishing for her demise, that would be the path we'd take."
He snapped his fingers. "Good. One thing: kill them both."
"Excuse me?"
"Kill them both. It's as simple as that." He snapped his fingers again, this time with an authoratative precision. A handful of soldiers marched forward synchronously and grabbed both Sopheria and Sonata. They tied both to separate pyres, ignoring their objections and holding them back with enough force that neither could do anything to break free.
Zami stood there, bewildered. Naku was off to the side, muttering something. Probably a prayer.
No one moved or made any objections. Perhaps the confusion of the sudden situation held them back. In another instant, both pyres had been lit and screams filled the air.
Zami gritted her teeth. She noticed some sort of amulet fall from Sonata's pocket as he continued to thrash about. The man picked it up, eyeing it suspiciously. He handed it to one of his soldiers and tpld them to have it examined properly.
He gave her one final curt nod before turning to leave with his little entourage. "If you have need of me, I'll be close by. I intend to remain here until this business is sorted out."
As he walked away, Zami growled.
He had just overridden her authority.
She did not take kindly to that.
Sopheria is dead. She was a Havenite.
Sonata is dead. He was a Havenite.
arachnidsGrip has returned . . . but how?
Blurryface has joined the game.
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