The Forgotten Princess Rose-Chapter 293

"My king!" Virgil cried out. "This is not a matter that needs violence. Many have questioned the prince’s choice of a wife. He has done everything wrong with his wife and as your court, we must question his decision. What does he want to hide so much?"

"I don’t have anything to hide but I don’t have to tell you about my wife or my life. I am married, which is all everyone in this kingdom needs to know. I’m sure you came back here with a grand scheme to tell the kingdom about her coming from a brothel. Who else have you told?" Zayne asked, pointing his sword at Hugh.

Hugh looked to Gage for help. He was always one of Gage’s supporters from the moment it was announced Gage would be the next king. Zayne was going to be Gage’s downfall and it was frustrating that the king was not seeing it.

"I have not told anyone but even if I did, it is spreading through her home and I am only speaking of what I heard. You should find the one who spread it-"

"They are already dead," Zayne interjected.

Zayne hoped Mathias was suffering in the afterlife for having brought up Rose’s past when he didn’t need to. For someone who wanted to hide his past, Mathias was a little bit too mouthy which was why Zayne couldn’t resist removing his tongue.

Hugh didn’t know the person behind the rumour was dead. It only showed that it was more than a rumour since Zayne went out of his way to kill this person. "Killing me isn’t going to stop it from getting around. It is already out there. You should have thought twice about marrying a whore."

Gage covered his face with his hand. Why would Hugh be so stupid to say that now when Zayne had a sword in his hand and his intention was obvious?

Gage knew Hugh to be one of his supporters. One of the men who thought it was best for him to get rid of Zayne as Zayne would eventually challenge his spot on the throne.

Hugh had a way of twisting some of the things Zayne did to get Gage to be wary of his brother and it worked. With each victory Zayne came home with and the kingdom chanted his name, Hugh used that to say that they would call for him to get off the throne.

Gage didn’t tell Zayne to stop when he started to approach Hugh. How could he tell Zayne to stop when his wife was called a whore?

Hugh was far too out of line regardless of what he knew. He was speaking the truth but he was still speaking about a Hamilton.

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"My king!" Hugh cried out again. "I have been nothing but loyal to you. I’ve done everything needed to make sure your reign may go on forever. Please order the prince to stop. I speak the truth about his wife."

"Get away from me and deal with what you have started. Rose is a Hamilton so you must learn to be careful of what you say. I suggest you get a sword instead of cowering beside me. I am not going to protect you when you have disrespected his wife. Too late," Gage said as Zayne reached for Hugh and dragged him away.

Zayne didn’t want Hugh hiding beside Gage to mistakenly injure his brother. ’For a man who talks about me constantly, you are quite the coward. Get a sword."

Zayne was willing to give a fair fight despite his anger. "Get up and fight me."

Hugh looked up at Zayne. He would have to be a fool to fight Zayne and Zayne knew it. "I do not want to fight."

"Yet you’ve picked a fight with me year after year. You have talked down on every victory I have brought for this kingdom like you can do better so please, show me that you could do better and I will let you live. Get up," Zayne repeated.

Hugh looked at Gage. He was not a fighter. He was a man of the court placed to offer the king advice. "It is just like you to abuse the weak. This is why the court wishes for you to have more control over your brother, King Gage. He is unpredictable and one day, he will turn on you."

"You are a man of great wisdom and for years I have allowed you to use my fear to get in my head. The last person I need to worry about stabbing me in the back is my brother. I know should you have been here you would have celebrated that my brother was missing. I cannot have a man like you around," said Gage.

Zayne didn’t have much patience left to wait for Hugh to find a sword. A coward like Hugh was all talk and liked to run when the things he said were finally catching up to him.

Hugh got to his feet to attempt running to the king again. He had been too loyal to Gage for the king to turn his back on him now and all for what? Because Zayne decided to marry a whore and thought he could hide it?

Hugh groaned, stumbling before he could get close to Gage as Zayne’s sword connected with his back. There was a burning unbearable pain where Zayne cut him. Hugh gritted his teeth, trying to pull through the pain.

Hugh turned around to look at Zayne. "You don’t know how to settle anything without violence. The people will wake up to your ways soon and then you’ll be done for."

Zayne looked at the sword which should be a little more sharper. He missed his sword which would have delivered a better blow. "I promised my wife that I wouldn’t kill anyone today for others to see."

Hugh sighed in relief. At least she had some sense to tell him not to kill anyone. Still, Hugh didn’t have a high opinion of her. She was not worthy of marrying a Hamilton and Zayne was making their royal family out to be a joke. If Zayne liked Rose’s beauty he could have just taken her as a spoil of war.

Hugh noticed beautiful women from that kingdom but they were off-limits according to Zayne’s orders. It would have been more worth it to completely control the kingdom to do as they like instead of picking a queen to rule.

Zayne struck Hugh with the sword while he was distracted. The sword pierced Hugh’s neck but got stuck halfway. Zayne was disappointed again by the sword. "Why don’t you have better swords in your throne room?"

"Don’t put that on me. Your aim was awful and these are old swords for decorations. You know I don’t like any blood to be spilt here. Just kill them all fast so I can get this blood cleaned up," said Gage.

Virgil and the others looked to the king, surprised that he was going to allow his brother to slaughter them.

Rather than cry out to the king, Virgil ran to the door. There wasn’t any point in reasoning with the two brothers.