Chapter 38: Courtyard MassacreCrowds had gathered in the courtyard of the palace. But it was clear right away that the people were not in the same mood as when they had demanded Asa and Gordon remain their kings.
From inside the balcony, out of sight from the crowds, young King Asa listened to the sound. He didn't like making speeches, not under Trunculin when they were written for him, and not now when he was on his own. He had no way to know what the people would do. Or even what they really thought of him anymore. Things had been turning so quickly.
Inside the palace, assessing the crowd's strange moods, Mantuan asked, “Are you ready, my King?”
Asa jumped, lost in his own thoughts, “I guess it's too late to change my mind,” he said, trying to smile.
Vance smacked Asa on the back, “Y
