Even those who had been murmuring among themselves lowered their heads, while the rebels alone continued glaring without remorse.
The hall fell silent as Rowan looked from one face to another. None of them showed even the slightest trace of remorse. Even now they stood with their heads raised, their eyes filled with defiance instead of fear.
"Not one of you has the right to speak my wife's name," Rowan said, his cold gaze sweeping across every one of them. "You know nothing about her, yet you repeat lies as though you witnessed them yourselves. Now you dare speak of my unborn child with such disgraceful words. Tell me why I shouldn't have your heads hanging outside these palace walls for the rest of your people to witness."
