"Honestly out of all your offenses this one seems to be the tamest." The king tapped his finger on his armrest. "Attempted murder of a priest. With the contentious being on the word 'attempted'. Well Rossana? What say you to this charge against you?"
"Obviously, that it's false. I wasn't attempting to murder anyone. The better word would be apprehend."
"If that's so then explain the blood you were covered in."
*Sigh* "Your Majesty, have you not received a report from the prefects that pertains to this situation?"
"I have."
"Then why are we doing this song and dance? The person I was chasing is, or rather was, a member of the cult. I say 'was' because the person you just sentenced to death was the person I was chasing. And the reason I was covered in blood was because that cultist killed the real priest right next to me. His name was Peter."
