"s**t," Joriel, Pablo, and Cheick mumble, looking up at the King.
Brandon curses mentally as he turns to look at his father. "Father, I was only talking. You know how that is."
"No, I don't know how that is," Mikkos says, looking at Joriel running away, and bumps into Ashir.
Adhir's arms are folded, and he looks at her. "King Mikkos didn't tell you that you can leave." He looks at Pablo and Cheick, who are getting up to leave. "Sit down, the same goes for you two."
Pablo and Cheick slowly sit down, wondering what King Mikkos has in store for them. They look at each other, then at the King, who is still staring at Brandon.
Joriel looks around at the crowd, who are staring at them. She lowered her head, looking at the floor, thinking, "Please don't kill me."
"Get that thought out
