Chapter 157: “Prince Bellerophon”

Prince Bellerophon

spoke from his make-shift gallows

"These are the traitors.

A coward king, his vain queen,

and Boötes the herdsman."

The three names mentioned

offered their lives in exchange

for the innocents.

Bellerophon urged the crowd,

"Any other grievances?"

Swinging his scepter

to cut loose the gallows' rope,

no-one said a word.

A tremor brought the gallows

crumbling to ground level.

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To be continued!