- The Prouds 292
Prouds were guilty and his daughter was the queen of
innocence.
His son, whose scar, which was still on his neck, seemed to
have revived his hatred for the Prouds, stood up. “Yes,
Father. These people are aggressors. I told you right from
the beginning not to give Florrie to them in marriage. You
must not leave any of them alive.”
Milton could not believe what he had heard as what
he was trying to prevent when he rescued the princess was
still going to happen. The king was going to kill the Prouds.
Milton started feeling regret, remembering everything he
had tried to achieve since the day he planned the peace
between the Prouds and the king. He realized that what he
had done led to that horrible end and was not for the best
interest of his people.
He recognized that what he thought was realistic
was in fact quitting and failure and that dignity and glory
were more important than wealth and women. He
understood then why Addison, Jarvis, Adrian, and most of
the Prouds insisted so much on protecting their dignity. But
unfortunately, he realized all that too late as what good
would regret do then?
He recognized that there was one more thing he
could do to save the Prouds, which was telling the king the
truth, hoping that he would believe it and spare the lives of
the Prouds.
“But, this is not what happened!” he shouted. “Your
daughter tried to seduce Jarvis and instigated sedition
between him and Hammond until Hammond killed him.”
“How dare you?” the king roared again. “My
daughter is the purest woman in the world. How dare you
question her honor?”