"Your Majesty… Lord Shahel's killer certianly could not have been me. And certainly there was never any ill will between either of us. I believe not a single person here can contest that."
"Rather, if you look, you will find the mysterious assassin specifically targeted three…four people from your faction- Me, Lord Assazd, Lord Shahel and Lady Mikaya and only one from the other side, the unlucky Amenheraft. This proves without any…"
"Bah! What foul and treachrous speech!" Even the usually patient Pasha Vivizan was unable to keep his temper in check watching Alexander twist the most clear words into such malicious knots.
He roared with a shaking voice, "You killed Assazd because he was helping His Majesty break free from your puppet control. And you tried to kill our lord despite the treaty. And you certainly killed the poor boy Shahel because that promiscuous lass told you to. I am sure all the girl had to do was dangle her legs and…"