The grand throne room was silent. Everyone in the room turned to William in shock. Even the guards standing around the outside looked surprised and glanced between one another. Sitting on the floor with tears still on her cheeks and her skirts spread out around her, Sophia looked hopeful.
"What are you saying?" Delaney demanded, feeling her heart plummet, "You... You told us it was the Queen. You said she told you to poison my husband."
The boy looked at the Queen in fear, "I-I-I thought..."
"Vince," the King hissed looking at his cousin, "Are you telling me you didn't even make sure he was certain of who he was talking about?"
"He said it was the Queen," Vincent said evenly, shaking his head, "He worked here for years so we knew he would know who the Queen was. Why would we ever question that?"
