CHAPTER 78

''Your lordship, what is happening?'' Alicia asked, looking confused.

The King couldn't utter a single word to his dear mates, he was utterly speechless.

''Guards!!! '' The outspoken short man amongst the governing council instructed the guards, giving a Go-ahead signal to them.

The guards went in the girls direction and dragged them to the bench in front of them.

They tied their hands and legs, after which they laid them and chained them to the bench to get whipped.

After tying the girls up, they dragged the old lady, Alvira, to the scene too.

They tied her hands and legs up too, and were chained on a bench.

''Begin the punishment to them that defied the law, for the law is above everyone including the royals.'' The short man said again.

With the instruction, the whipping began. They whipped them a hundred times, unmoved by their screams and tears.

The King couldn't watch his dear mates cry, so he turned his back away from their faces.

When the whipping session w