Heena looked directly at Seraphina and gave her a cold, mocking smile.
"...NOT any of the imperial consorts."
'WHAT?!'
The courtroom 'exploded'.
The consorts looked shocked—frozen in disbelief.
Everyone gasped—nobles, servants, guards, everyone.
And Seraphina's face turned completely white. Her eyes went wide with shock and horror.
"WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPEAKING?!" she shrieked.
Heena looked at her with icy disdain. "Lady Seraphina, you have not just insulted this court, but you have falsely accused the imperial consorts and attempted to destroy their reputations with lies."
"NO!" Seraphina screamed. "It's not true! You're lying! You changed the results! You—"
Heena literally threw the document from her elevated throne.
It flew through the air and landed on the stairs several feet below—not directly at Seraphina's feet, because even if Heena was good at throwing, she wouldn't waste accuracy on someone she didn't want to kill. The insult was deliberate.
