Baim, Zuda, and Po were pleading with Carim to stop while the Queen was wailing hysterically on the ground. The king remained transfixed, watching the manslaughter go on but too shaken to speak.
There was much chaos in the palace as cries of agony filled the air. Carim wanted to stop but he just couldn't and when he sighted King Bawka and his wife walking out of the palace with confusion on their faces. The noise had brought them out of their chamber and immediately they took in the sight before them, they gasped.
King Bawka's eyes finally met with that of Carim and he stared with complete horror, his hand to his mouth. Queen Ashti who had been standing beside her husband noticed his attention had shifted so she followed his line of sight and nearly fainted when she locked gaze
