The King stood, the stadium became silent, "bring out the prisoners." At the same time, the guards were bringing out the prisoners. The Queen walked up and stood next to the King.
The guards brought out the prisoners, and they were linked together with chains and ankle cuffs. They have lined them up behind the dead bodies. The prisoners saw their leader's bodies that lay on the ground. They now knew their faith.
The King signaled another guard, and he opened a door at the side of the ring. Out came the six mates of Tim's; each had two guards behind her. They walked to the line of prisoners, stepped behind them.
Each female went along the line, stopped behind an individual, and pointed at them. The guard would then unlock their ankle cuff, and the second guard would have that individual follow them. He took them to the wall away from the other prisoners and told them to stand there. When the six mates arrived at the end of the line, they signaled the King and then made their way to the area with the others.
The King now had the six mates and those that were set free to approach him. The King had a guard do a headcount to make sure only the ones that needed to be freed were freed. "You have been set free because you told the truth about your part in the coup. But you now have a choice. I cannot have you here because it will create a bigger problem. Other individuals will say that you turned in their friends or relations to save yourselves. Here are your two choices; first, I can have you and your family moved to one of our far-out planets, or with no questions asked, you may go with these six females. I will give you a few minutes to talk among yourself; a note, the six females, cannot be in any of your talks.
The guard approached the King, "Sir, the count was the same number you had given me, thirty-six." He stood there to see if the King needed for him to do anything else. The King nodded his head, and the guard moved over next to the other guards.
The thirty females turned and looked towards the King. They were all standing, hopefully doing the right thing. There were people with sad faces. They were now aware that they would not be allowed to remain here.
The King stood, "Have you made your choice?" He asked. "I need each of you, one at a time, to tell me your choice!" He now sat down and waited for their answer.
Each female took a step forward and stated her choice, and then stepped back in line. All chose to follow the six. The King turned to Tim, "can you handle thirty more females and their families on your ship?" Tim just nodded his head yes.
The King informed the guards that they should move them all inside the building. When the 36 women had departed the ring and entered the building, some were sad, but happy hoping they had made the right choice.
The King turned towards the prisoners, "You have chosen to try to overthrow this government. For this, the punishment will be death." When the King said the word death, the Officer on Duty stood, raising his right arm. The whole troop of guards was seated at the top of the stadium. There were over three hundred soldiers there. They all stood and shouldered their weapons. When the Officer on Duty lowers his right arm, they all fire at the prisoners. It was over just that fast.
The thirty-six females entered the building, and the door closed. At the same time came that loud sound from above them; it lasted only seconds. They all stopped and thought. I could have been out there. They followed the guards to a place for them to wait until someone came for them. There was food and drinks for them, with comfortable chairs. They were simply happy to be alive now.
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Everyone was back in the castle; Madlyn had checked the Queen's cut, and everything checked out OK. The Queen's micro-nano-bots were now at a steady level. They would more than lightly stay that way for a few years before they started to return to their dormant state.
The Queen told Tabitha and Tammy they were to go to their rooms and stay until they were called for. "Why are you treating us as children?" Asked Tammy.
"Because your actions were childish, and you deserve to be treated as children." Said the Queen. She left them to head to their room and walked to the library.
The King, the Queen, and Tim sat in chairs in the library. They talked about what to do about Tabitha, Tammy, and now the thirty-six other females. "Tim, I am genuinely sorry my daughters did not tell you about the fight and what would happen after." Said the King.
"That's OK. I will require them to administer everything with the relocation of all the families to the ship. Then to make sure that each family gets settled in. That should take about a week. Then maybe spank them a few times." Said Tim.
The Queen said, "Don't do that; they may enjoy that." She sat there with a smile on her face. Thought about the times the King did that to her and the enjoyment afterward.
Tim looked at the King and asked, "What am I in for since I won?" Tim was now ready to hear all the facts. He sat back, waiting for the King and Queen to give him the details.
The King started with, "Well, you now know about the thirty-six females, now about the other things. There were thirteen businesses, along with four castles, and bank accounts." The King said Tabitha asked, "Me if we would take care of some of the disbursement."
Tim thought about the businesses; could he have someone manage them. The four castles, He could keep one of them for when they would be back, and the others would sell. Tim asked, "Any ideas about the businesses?"
"Tabitha's idea was to return them to the former owners and ask for a ten % kickback, to be placed in a bank account for you. Which I agree with." Said the King.
"That sounds OK to me. And about the castles, any ideas there? Maybe I could keep one or two and place each girl in the top room and lock the doors." Said Tim.
"Tim, do you really think you could be away from them that long?" Asked the Queen.
"No, keep one and sell the rest. Now for the last one, how's the bank account situation?" He asked.
"I had the castle's accountant go over each account. There were nine accounts in different names. But they are all yours now. The total amount was over three million." Said the King.
"I guess that would make you one of the wealthiest individuals on this planet. So, are you going to retire and stay here?" Asked the Queen. She sat back in her chair and started to laugh. She knows Tim would leave within a week.
"No, I still want to travel, and I'll take the girls with me. I have kind of gotten used to having them around."
The King reaches to his side and pulls a cord; the library door opens, and in steps a runner. "Sir, you wanted something?" She just stood there and waited for the King or Queen to tell them what they wanted.
Send runners to Tabitha and Tammy's rooms; "tell them they are wanted in the library." The runner turned around and exited quickly. It only took about ten minutes before Tabitha and Tammy entered the library.
Both stood in front of their mother and father with their heads lowered. Both said, "You wish to see us?"
"Yes," said their mother. She now had a serious look, "What you did with Tim was wrong, to let him think that the only reason to fight was for you. Tim would have fought for you, anyway."
"Tim is a very understanding man. In time he will forgive you for this. You both will have to remember that you both claimed him. It would be best if you did what he asked of you. Do you both understand?" Asked the King.
Both Tabitha and Tammy said, "Yes, sir." Both with their heads still lowered.
"You can go to Tim and ask for him to forgive you both." Said the Queen.
Both walked over towards Tim, their heads still lowered, just hoping Tim would forgive them for not telling him the whole story. "Tim, we are sorry for not telling you about the rules and the rewards that went to the winner."
"Are you both genuinely sorry and that you will always tell me the truth?" He asked.
"Yes, we will tell you the truth anytime you ask a question."
"Now, I need you to tell me about this thing called claimed!" Said Tim.
"To be claimed means that the one who claims another will be with them and do what they say." Said Tabitha.
"So, you both have claimed me, and I have said Yes; that means you must do whatever I say or asked you to do, right?"
"That is correct, whatever you tell us to do." Said Tammy. She now had a slight smile on her face.
"So, what would happen if I told you to do something and you did not do it?"