[The Chronicles of Narnia] Sin

The sound of the dispute in the hall spread farther and farther, and even the Calormenes below the city could hear it a little bit.After a while, General Orris rushed into the main hall: "Prince Leilis said he has something to say."

Justice King, Edith and Lucy are on the same front.After all, they have been through life and death and understand each other's personality.Several people were discussing the strategy of defense and accusation like ants in a hot pot, but they did not expect that the Calormenes who watched the excitement outside the city would come to this.

The four kings and their ministers walked to the city wall for a while, looking nervously at the little boy who smiled innocently but also terrified.

"Very good, Edith Onassis." He suddenly called out Edith's real name and applauded her. "You still have two names, 'Compass', the executive officer of the Intelligence Bureau, and Aidishia, the maidservant of the justice king."

"What an excellent chess piece you are, with superb acting skills, excellent assassination methods, and meticulous thinking. It must feel great to play the four idiots of Narnia around," his dark pupils were deep and deep. Hollow, "But your use value ends here. My rival Youtus is dead, and Kel Paravel is about to be taken down. You, who have devoted yourself to the fifth prince for more than a year, can rest in peace."

The framing that flew out of nowhere made Edith speechless, like falling into an ice abyss. "You sneaked into the Intelligence Bureau, and even sneaked into King Justice's pillow. It's really disappointing that the incarnation of wisdom that everyone praises is nothing more than this."

Edith's sneer was full of prairie anger: "Your paranoia is a disease, and it needs to be cured, Your Majesty." Lei Liz's words were completely nonsense, but in the eyes of those who didn't know, there seemed to be some truth. logic.She has so many things to argue that she doesn't even know where to start.Between the fingers that were clenched while restraining his anger, a stream of red blood snaked down and fell on the cold gray stone wall.

"Of course you won't admit it, after all, this is about your life." With a sweet smile on his face, the prince opened the tent behind him.Edith's adoptive parents in Archenland, Mr. and Mrs. Heigl, walked out impressively.Edith clearly saw that Mrs. Heigl's belly was slightly bulging; the two had worked hard for several years, and finally miraculously conceived the crystallization of love.But at this moment, this unborn baby has also become a heavy burden.

"A year ago, you sold your adopted daughter Edith to Calormene as a spy, didn't you?"

Mrs. Heigl stared blankly at the daughter she had raised for four years on the city wall, and then stroked her belly, sobbing in her throat.

"Speak." Lei Liz smiled sweeter, but his eyes were like Shura who had passed through hell and returned to the world.

"Yes." After a long silence, the woman squeezed out a word between her teeth.

On the city wall, Edith burst into tears.

She understands her adoptive parents.If they dare to say no, the innocent child who has not yet been born will be stillborn.Even if they were willing to die for themselves, they couldn't part with that pure and precious child.

Edith stepped on the edge of the city wall, her eyes were desolate.At that moment, she was sure that she wanted to die.No amount of physical/physical pain can wear down her strong will; she can suffer blindness, loneliness, and the injustice of being forever incognito.But she can't bear the infamy of betraying the country and breaking the oath.

Just when her other foot was about to hit the wall, a pair of warm hands grabbed her.

"Don't." The Justice King stared at her sharply with his bloodshot eyes.

He believes in himself.He knew it wasn't acting, and he believed in his own absurd, 1300-year-old story.

Edith fell back into the city wall, numb all over, like a dead body.

"What's going on here?" Before the trial was about to start again, the Four Kings held another emergency meeting.

"What's there to say?" Edmund felt unreasonable. "Do you really believe the ghostly prince?"

The Supreme King and the Gentle Queen's faces were full of thoughts, which frightened the Justice King who had always stood firm.

"We really can't rule that out, can we?"

"You're in love with her, Ed." Susan said quietly. "When a person is overwhelmed by love, his judgment fails."

"I believe that I am not in love with her." The Queen of Bravery couldn't help interjecting, "And Miss Water is in my bedroom; but I am more willing to believe in Etty."

"The key to the question now is not whether we are willing or not," Peter said heavily, "it is how those subjects who have heard about the conspiracy will explain."

Edmund was a little annoyed: "You can explain it however you like. I really don't understand how you would rather believe the nonsense of the enemy who surrounded us than a soldier who saved Narnia repeatedly!"

"Don't forget, except for those who are familiar with her, no one else has even heard of her name, let alone those meritorious deeds." Lucy pulled Edmund to persuade, "You have to understand their anxiety and suspicion. "

Edmund broke away from Lucy's palm and stood up with a sneer: "If you dare to move Edith a finger, I will immediately go down and open the gate of Cair Paravel—we will all die."

"Ed!" The Supreme King tried to stop his brother who was on the verge of collapse.But he didn't look back, and disappeared directly at the entrance of the council hall.

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When the court was held again, many people saw that there seemed to be a rift between the four rulers on the high platform.Especially the Justice King, not only did he not look at the rest of Pevensies, but he also read the words and sentences in the trial process very quickly.

"Your Majesty the Supreme King." Tai Luo suddenly interrupted Edmund's voice, "I don't think it is suitable for your brother to be a judge under the current circumstances."

"We can all see that there is an affair between His Majesty the Justice King and this spy girl. I seriously doubt whether he can make a reasonable verdict on his lover."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Supreme King is facing a lot of pressure from public opinion.

Peter stood up, came to Edmund's side, and patted the young man's back that was as hard as a stone due to anger.

"I will replace my younger brother and preside over the next trial." He said to everyone under the high platform.

There was only bone-chilling coldness in King Justice's eyes, and he stood up from the judge's seat in disdain.He finally saw the true face of the cruel world: No one in the seat of power has complete freedom.They have to be swayed by rumors and public opinion, and even their personal feelings will become weaknesses and targets of attack.

"Is this fair enough?" The Supreme King squinted his eyes at Tai Luo, and his tone was calm and prestige.

They're all puppets.Edmund closed his eyes, unable to bear the sight of the girl under the stage who was on the verge of death.He can't save her.

"Both parties please respond to the new allegations and defend yourself one last time."

Edith, on the verge of despair, took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady: "I don't know Raleigh, and I have never been to Calormen. I was a naval soldier in Archenland, in the Narnia era. In August 1007, I came to support the naval battle of Clearwater Bay. The assassination of Prince Utus was completely out of instinct at a time of peril, and was not ordered by anyone. I stayed in Narnia/Intelligence Bureau to survive, because Archenland has There are many stalkers who are loyal to Youtus and waiting for revenge. During my work in the Intelligence Bureau, I have never had any contact with any foreign forces. As for the matter with the King of Justice..." Speaking of this, every word she uttered It is extremely difficult, "We do have a good impression of each other, but everything is limited to this. I have never relied on this advantage to steal any information, and everything I know comes from investigation work."

"I know there must be people who don't believe me...but please think about it, if I was just a tool that was easily sold to Calormen, why should I be so loyal to it? As an invader, Prince Leilis' intention to frame me is obvious: Nani The longer the strife lasts, the harder it will be to find time to fight. After three days, the castle will run out of ammunition and food, and we will all die. By then, does it matter whether a dead body is friend or foe?"

This remark made sense, moved emotion, and completely stood in Narnia's standpoint, and convinced many vacillating ministers.Tai Luo didn't expect Edith to fight more and more courageously in the desperate situation, and stared blankly at the other party.

It was his turn to speak.Hundreds of eager eyes focused on his face instantly.

"I lost, the woman whom the King of Justice is looking for is really sharp-tongued." He smiled lightly and waved his hand, and dozens of guards from Dorne quickly gathered around him in the crowd.

"I am the one who formed an alliance with Prince Leiliz and Prince Ramandro." The man said frankly. "A year ago, you and Youtus were both plotted by him, and both of you were wounded, and the fifth prince reaped the benefits; today, Cair Paravel's internal and external troubles are all caused by me and the leader of the army in Archenland." The credit of Prince Ramandro. You must be surprised why Archenland’s reinforcements are different from the past, but they have not arrived for a long time... It was thousands of soldiers from Ramandro who stopped them outside the border. As for Narnia I realized that the northern border army and those small islands with few people are nothing to be afraid of."

"You've been acting for so long, you're exhausted." Edith, who was closest to him, sarcastically.It's not that she doesn't want to kill each other, so do Peter and the others; but the current Kyle Paravel can't afford any fighter to lose his life in the internal fight.

"The purpose of telling us this is not just to show off." The Supreme King on the high platform was terribly calm.He is well aware of Yitailuo's city and strategy, so he can't do stupid things that get carried away.

"Sure enough, His Majesty understands my heart best." Tai Luo bowed gracefully, looking personable, but everyone present did not want to tear him to pieces. "In fact, I have no ambition to rule Narnia, and I want far less than Lei Liz and others. Now that those Calormenes are not here, you might as well look at me from another perspective—independent from Calormen And third-party forces other than Narnia. The alliance between me and Lei Liz is based on interests, and we can also stand on the same front with you because of interests."

"What do you want?" The Justice King interrupted him impatiently.

Taylor smiled: "As we all know, your sister Wang, and the independence of the Lonely Islands."

The crowd became commotion again, and Peter finally stood up from the throne: "Don't think that I dare not order the army guarding the city outside to come back and deal with you." He threatened.

"Calm down, calm down." Taylor put on a considerate look, "I know that once things involve family members, you will easily lose control. If you kill me now, you will still be besieged by Lei Liz to death. I don't want to See my Queen Susan, as beautiful as a flower, wither and wither into bones beneath the walls of Cair Paravel."

"Peter, my future... brother-in-law? It seems like this should be said. If you immediately draft an edict, recognize me as the monarch of the isolated island, and promise Susan to marry the isolated island within a month, I will find a way to betray Calormen, Let Narnia rest for a while."

The Justice King on the high platform had drawn his sword out of its sheath, and rushed to the front of Tai Luo's guards with bloodshot eyes.

"You scum, you are not worthy of negotiating terms with Peter!"

The moment the tip of the sword touched the throat of the first row of guards, reason forced him to stop.As much as he hates to admit it, Tyro is one of the few lifesavers in Narnia today.

"I'm sorry for bullying your woman, brother-in-law Edmund." Through the three layers of guards, Tai Luo smiled and said to the justice king, "After I marry Susan, I will definitely not let her be busy like you. After that, I suffered a lot of grievances."

He finally turned to Peter: "Think about it, Your Majesty. I know you take integrity and oath very seriously. Looking forward to your alliance agreement."

Volume Eight: The Way Back