"You can't do this to me!" Cassius insisted, his devilishly handsome face bright red. He defended himself, and swatted away Shades' hands that were trying to shackle him. "Let go of your hands! Don't you dare touch me! You should have arrested Stanmis, I know nothing of his crimes!"
Morgana Fenwick was sobbing, she was protecting Cassius behind her back. Her voice was howling in anguish, numbly, heart-wrenchingly.
She was flooded with tears. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. There is no way my son is involved with this case. Throughout the seasonal mating banquet, he only accompanied me, and even afterward we returned to our room.
"I beg you, don't do this! It's not fair that you're putting the blame for Stanmis Walsh's crimes on Cassius. I know that you never liked us. You hated us all the time. Hate me all you want, but don't do this to your little brother."
