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Chapter 19 - The Downfall of the Conspirators

Pandemonium broke out in the banquet hall. Guard units rushed forward, but Stellan’s elite northern warriors blocked all exits in an instant, their eyes glowing a fierce, terrifying gold.

Lord Alistair gasped for air beneath Stellan’s heavy grip, his composure entirely shattered. "P-Please! It wasn't just me! The southern council... they all agreed that a human queen siding with beasts was an abomination!"

Giselle stepped away from her chair, her gown sweeping smoothly across the polished marble floor. She walked up to the terrified nobleman, looking down at him with an expression of absolute pity and contempt.

"My family called me a monster because they didn't understand what I was," Giselle said quietly, her voice carrying an icy weight that chilled every person in the room. "You plotted to murder me because you were terrified of what I represent: a world where men like you can no longer buy and sell lives from the shadows."

She raised her hand, and frost crept rapidly across the banquet table, encasing Lord Alistair’s wine glass in solid ice.

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"By the authority of the Frostfang Crown and the Northern Throne," Giselle declared, "Lord Alistair and all participating members of the southern conspirators are hereby stripped of all titles, lands, and wealth. Your estates are confiscated, and you will stand trial for treason."

Guards moved in swiftly, dragging Alistair and several cowering southern lords away in heavy iron chains. The remaining nobles in the hall bowed their heads in terrified submission, realizing that the new queen was untouchable.

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