Reillana dressed into a dark blue dress, doesn't show too much skin either and her hair tied up in a formal bun
The person behind the door announced her presence and opened the door, her chin up
Entering the throne room, with Syrion already standing on the other side, looking at her with dead eyes
She walked through the hall that was laid out for her, I was a fool, yes. But you don't know life if you're not innocent.
She curtsied in front of the Emperor, looking at her and then the Empress on the side, she then saw Leilaly standing beside her
"Rise." The emperor said, and she stand properly, standing on the opposite side of Syrion
"A lot has happened, especially with Duke Millaber's dissapearance. Now that the daughter and son of the Duke is here, it's time to address the events that had passed." He said
Mhm. This is the reason why they're so persistent on me going back to the palace. Reillana thought
She glanced at Leilaly, who looks serious and the Empress who is smirking at her, She then look at Syrion, his face is serious and his gaze on her, ready to jump and kill her or whatsoever
She sighs deeply as the Emperor spoke, "Syrion Karl Pierson, Speak."
Syrion paused, The Emperor had addressed him in his mother's last name, he clenched his fists lifting his gaze
"Before the Duke dissapearance had happen, We dine once, with Lady Reillana. He introduced me as his son. And addressed Lady Reillana to me as my sister." Syrion spoke
"Lady Reillana didn't accept that and made a mockery about my lack of study, and even suggest to the Duke that I should learn from her teachers. Which causes the Duke to agree, and she made another insult in me and calling me a bastard in front of my father, and as all the servants had witness that day, The Duke scolded her and me."
"It's enough to say that the Duke acknowledge me as his son, as he let me into his home in the first place, in his dissapearance. I put everything I learned and knew I had to step up, so I took my father's office.. The lady was home hours later and she didn't accept me once again, nor would exit.. so I ask my men to drag her back to her room."
The Emperor listened intently, his eyes narrowing as he look at the Young boy who's speaking to him in honesty, then looked at Reillana who's looking at Syrion intently
"Reillana." The Emperor said, and Reillana step forward, staring at Syrion before the Emperor
"Your Majesty," Reillana said, her voice ringing with controlled fury, "Syrion's tale is a carefully crafted lie, designed to shift blame and seize power. He conveniently omits the threats he made, the way he isolated me, and the fact that I was locked away, unable to assist in the search for my father. My weeks of relentless investigation, far from the comforts of my home, I uncovered far more than he admits. I have evidence that points to a far more sinister plot, one that involves far more than a simple sibling rivalry. I demand a proper investigation, free from his influence, to uncover the truth behind my father's disappearance."
The Emperor looked at her intently before he sighs
"And what is this sinister plot?" The Emperor asks
Reillana wore a thin, knowing smile, her gaze locked with the Emperor
"Syrion Karl Pierson is not my half brother."