Chapter 25. Execution Day

To be a king was never going to be an easy task, though I had never faced such a hard decision. Not until today.

To execute your general, to give the sentence, death without mercy. The thought of having the traditional style of execution done to one of my eldest friends was making me restless. But I needed to do what had to be done.

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The punishment was to be held today. The sooner the better, I didn't want more guilt swaying my conscience. Titus committed his betrayal, he was to be sentenced. It was as simple as that, though I wish the execution would be too.

It was high time, the sky was at its reddest, clear as hell. The weather was hot and dry. Everyone had gathered at the court. Titus was ready, his wrists had been bound between two poles at the center of the court, where everyone could see. He was standing in just his bottom cloth, stripped of the royal color. He was put in black, as black as his wings.

His fellow