"Please sister in law," lady. Tyler begged more, she was like a pest, unwilling to let go of her host. Today has been very troublesome. how could she stay still knowing that her husband will be unable to speak?


    She knew that the man had anger issues and he would take his missable state out on them. Lady Tyler was very upset with this sister-in-law of her. How could she act so indifferent, Lord Tyler had only behaved the way he did because of her son.


    He was trying to cause trouble for the unknown prince yet he got into a lot of trouble and the Queen dare act like it has nothing to do with her.


    "What do you want me to do? Lady Regina had no choice but to separate herself from the unreasonable woman. " Are you asking me to question the king?" She asked.


    When lady Tyler heard this she seems to have realized that this Queen could do nothing to change the king''s mind. The King has never liked her. He only chose her for his wife because it was Queen Agatha''s wish.


    When she realized this she turn away from lady Regina and went to meet Richard. "Please your highness my husband was wrong. His tongue deserves to be cut off, but please show mercy. Today is the day of your blessing. Be a little kind to a stupid man," As she spoke she went on her knees. She would call her husband any name do long it will save his tongue.


    Her words made sense and if Richard was to ignore her he would seem too inhuman. "Get up," he said. His voice was calm but it was firm.


    "Since he has realized his mistake, I will forgive him but he still has to be punished. Richard paused. " He will have to knee before everyone at the royal ball tonight and accept his mistake," Richard said.


    He was in need of a scapegoat. If he just let lord Tyler go because of his wife''s pitiful state then he would be known as all bark no bite. If he ignored her all together he would be seen as heartless.


    A King must know how to be on top of his game at all times. He could not let himself get pushed into a difficult situation. When King George saw the way he handle the situation he was proud.


    "Are you willing to kneel before the people, ?" Richard asked. Lady Tyler looked at her husband. There was nothing else she could do. Kneeling before the people as a noble might be very humiliating but it was better than losing his tongue.


    A lot of people will laugh and mock him. It may appear that prince Richard has forgiven him, in the real sense lord Tyler will not be able to lift in head high in the future.


    "I am willing," lord Tyler accepted. He could not afford to lose his tongue. Forget the pain, how can he survive the agony of being unable to speak for the rest of his life.


    "Take him away," Richard said. That moment lord Tyler was moved out of the welcoming hall. "It is time,"  king George said. All the family nodded their head and followed behind the Royal family.


    When they got to the dining hall, princess Ellen was present with her husband and Ann. This was the first time the other family were been this close to the famous curse prince of Avalo.


    He was putting on his all blank with a mark over his face. "Your highness," the guess that walked into the hall greeted the couple.


    No one knew what prince Sebastian''s face looked like. He just nodded his head Ellen smiled. Her smile was very beautiful it was not faked.


    King George took his seat at the head of the table. If lady Regina was still his Queen then she would have sat down at his right hand but Princess Ellen was seat there.


    Richard sat to his father''s left opposite princess Ellen. Prince Sebastian was seated next to Ellen, while Danny sat next to Richard.


    Princess Ema was going to take the chair next to Ema but she noticed some woman was already seat there.


    "Ann," this maid what was she doing on the table?" Princess Ema was going to demand but shut her mouth on second thought. Ann was the crown prince''s mother. She should have expected her to seat at the table. Princess Ema sat next to the and Rickson Baratheon sat next to her.


    Opposite them was Prince William and Jane then lady Regina. The rest of the guests sat in the remaining empty chair.


    This seating arrangement was not right. The guest could tell. Why was the Queen not seated next to the king? They thought but nobody asked.


    It was just last night that princess Ellen had called the Queen lady Regina instead of mother or your highness. So the people started to make random guesses


    The meal was served by the royal maids since it was a  special occasion. The Royal priest was there to bless Richard.


    After proclaiming some blessing they all eat in a peaceful environment. When Princess Ellen reach out and picked the cup of water before her to take a sip, the prince suddenly stopped her.


    It was a simple gesture but everyone at the table saw it. They all paused and looked at the two. Princess Ellen did not ask any questions. She simply let go of the cup.


    After what happened the previous day prince Sebastian had carefully observed everything on the Princess''s plate and cup.


    He had noticed the faint color difference in the bottom of the princess cup. This color difference was not something anyone could notice. But the prince noticed it.


    As someone who has experienced being poision many times, he could recognize what was inside the cup in a single glance.


    This kind of poison was the type that is used in a gathering like this. It was tasteless and did not have any noticeable odor but it kills in a matter of minutes.


    Who could be bold enough to use this method in a place like this? When Julia used this method on him it was understandable, since it will be difficult to get other chances to harm him. Also dying in presence of everyone all of a sudden was not a good way to die. This kind of poision will attack the victim and the person will die a painful death.


    Prince Sebastian reach for his cup and handed it over to princess Ellen. All the people at the table who saw this were confused. Why would the prince stop the princess from drinking from her cup? What could be wrong with the water?


    When princess Ellen was done drinking from his cup, the prince took it from her and returned it to its place.


    "Come,"  prince Sebastian pointed at the maid who had dropped the cup in front of princess Ellen. This poison was inside the cup. To use this kind of poision, one will first need to rob the poision on the surface of the cup before adding the liquid.


    Once a person drinks the water or wine the death was certain but the poison will not be so effective if other drink from the cup. this way it becomes impossible to know at what point the victim got poisoned.


    The maid took a deep breath and walked over. she looked young and innocent but prince Sebastian knew she had played a role in the poision attempt. Since whoever wanted to harm someone in a gathering like this using such methods will not be stupid enough to let the cup fall in the wrong hands.


    What if someone else becomes the victim.. The person who applies the poision will mark the cup and ensure to give it to the right person.