The Desert Prince
ACT IV: JUDGMENT AND POISON
Chapter Nine: The Final Cup
The court did what courts do best: it punished the error it cannot forgive. For mercy, they gave me contempt. For justice, they offered me suspicion. Whispers followed me through corridors. Guards who’d once snapped to attention now moved slowly, reluctantly. I was not the prince they’d wanted.
A poison wheel spun in secret roo…
