Allan Quatermain Chapter 23 - I Have Spoken

In which the sorrowful Sorais is brought before the royal court to answer for her deeds, revealing her proud spirit even as her fate is sorrowfully sealed amidst regal ceremonies; and the narrator, laid low by illness, reflects with quiet dignity upon the closing chapter of his adventures and the life's end that draws near. This solemn reckoning invites a meditation on loyalty, love, and the inexorable passage of time that shapes the destinies of kings and commoners alike.