Chapter 646 The Stewarts'' Plea
The Stewarts were terrified when they saw weapons being pointed at them. They got out of their cars
and came over.
Even Marilyn was shaking.
"What do you think you''re doing? We''re the Stewarts! I''m Willow''s grandma," Marilyn cried out fearfully.
"Put your guns down! If you hurt us by ident, Lord Caspian''s wife wille after you!" Melinda
added.
However, the armored soldiers didn''t move. For all they knew, these people could be lying to them.
"I''m Carl Stewart, Lord Caspian''s father-inw. Please inform him that we''re here," Carl said, stepping
forward.
The soldiers exchanged looks. They knew Caspian was married to the Stewarts'' daughter.
"Wait here while I report this to the house," one of the soldiers instructed.
Since these people could be Willow''s family, they decided to check with Caspian first.
One of the soldiers went into the house and told Caspian, "There''s a group of people outside who im
to be the Stewarts. Do you wish to see them, sir?"
"Oh? Is that so? Let them in," Caspian said. He could figure out why they were here.
Momentster, the Stewarts began approaching the house. Thepound was surrounded by
soldiers, making them feel nervous.
Caspian got up and walked out of the house.
Even though he had no regard for the Stewarts, he was still on good terms with Carl, and out of
politeness, he went out to greet him.
"Grandma, why did you guyse here?" Willow asked in curiosity. She had followed Caspian out of
the house.
"We came to plead on Henry''s behalf. We hope Caspian can release him." Marilyn got straight to the
point.
Both Caspian and Willow had seen thating, of course.
"Let''s go in," Caspian said. Despite his ill feelings for them, he was still decent enough to show basic
courtesy.
"Yes, sure!" Marilyn led the Stewarts into the house.
Everyone settled down in the living room, and Willow prepared coffee for them.
s, the Stewarts were too agitated to enjoy a rxing cup of coffee.
"We won''t beat around the bush, Caspian. We hope you can spare Henry''s life," Donald said.
"That''s right, Caspian. Even though we treated you badly, you and Willow are still rted to the Stewart
family. Can''t you have mercy on Henry?" Melinda asked.
"I''ll be honest with you. If Henry hadmitted any other crime, I could''ve considered sparing his life.
However, after what he did, it''s impossible," Caspian coolly replied.
The Stewarts were disheartened by Caspian''s merciless response.
"What did Henry even do? Why must he be executed?" Marilyn asked.
"Henry maintained close contact with Vadesian spies. He, Richard, and Nichs worked together to
create unrest among the people.
"They even goaded the citizens into attacking Riverside Vi. Do you think I can absolve him of
punishment for his crimes?" Caspian asked.
The Stewarts all looked ashamed.
"Henry''s just young and immature. That''s why he did those things. Just give him another chance. He''ll
turn over a new leaf," Marilyn persuaded.
Henry was too young to die. The family couldn''t ept such an oue.
"He chose to betray Diatoran. That''s a matter of principle. The citizens of Diatoran will be enraged if
they find out I released a traitor," Caspian replied.
"Caspian, I know we Stewarts have done you wrong. I''m sure you think poorly of us.
"Nevertheless, I hope that on ount of us being Willow''s family, you''ll spare Henry just this once.
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We''ll make sure he bes an upright citizen," Marilyn beseeched.
"Henry''s the only male Stewart of his generation! If he dies, the family line will die out with him! Please,
Caspian. Have mercy on Henry just this once," Melinda pleaded.
"Nothing you say will change my mind. As the Diatoranian God of War, I won''t show mercy when the
best interests of Diatoran are at stake.
"Henry''s crimes are punishable by death. I''m merely abiding by thews of this nation.
"Willow and I will have several children. We''ll give one of them thest name Stewart so that the family
line will continue," Caspian said.
Caspian was resolute. He was executing Henry no matter what.
Since Henry was a traitor who betrayed Diatoran, there was no way he could be freed. Such a verdict
would only stir outrage among the people.
Meanwhile, Marilyn felt both shaken and pleased by Caspian''s response.
It sounded like Caspian was willing to mend his ties with the Stewart family.
If the Stewarts could establish a good rtionship with Caspian, they would certainly soar to great
heights in Soutke City.
Still, the thought of losing Henry made Marilyn feel upset. She had mixed feelings about this situation.
She didn''t know if she should feel happy or sad.
Atst, Marilyn said, "I''d rather cut off ties between you and the Stewart family than let Henry die."
Naturally, she still wanted to save her grandson Henry.
"So be it then. If you insist on pleading for mercy on Henry''s behalf, please leave. There''s no way I''d
release him," Caspian dered.
Marilyn didn''t know what to say. She could see how determined Caspian was.
"Caspian, can''t you spare Henry just this once? You can punish him however you want, but please
spare his life," Carl piped up.
At the end of the day, he was still a Stewart, so he felt he needed to help Henry as well.
"Dad, please don''t put me in a tough spot. I''m willing topromise on other matters, but this decision
is final," Caspian coolly responded.
"You can exile Henry to the border and give him a chance to reform. I''m sure he''ll change his ways,"
Carl suggested.
"A leopard can''t change its spots. If he can choose to betray his nation once, he''ll do it again if the
situation arises. He can no longer be trusted. Who knows what else he''ll do next time?" Caspian
staunchly dered.
After hearing that, Carl knew he couldn''t convince Caspian.
Donald and Melinda were also overwhelmed with despair. They could tell that Henry was doomed.
They immediately fell to their knees in front of Caspian, who felt a little helpless and exasperated. He
didn''t think they would kneel at his feet.
Despite not having a good rtionship with the Stewarts, Caspian didn''t feel good about letting them
kneel before him.
"Uncle Donald! Aunt Melinda! Do get up. What you''re doing will only put Caspian in a difficult position,"
Willow urged.
"Don''t bother trying to talk us out of it, Willow. We''re going to kneel here until Caspian agrees to let
Henry go," Donald dered.
"That''s right! Caspian, instead of executing Henry, you could always just keep him imprisoned for life.
We just want you to spare his life," Melinda said.
"Why don''t you stand up first?" Caspian said helplessly.
"We won''t. We''re going to kneel until you agree not to execute Henry!" Melinda cried out tearfully.