Copies of the transcribed report and evidence were scattered throughout the banquet hall. The papers, flung like leaflets, not only reached every noble’s hands but also blanketed the floor in excess.
After a brief silence, screams erupted from all corners.
“Good heavens! Is this true?”
“My God. To think he kidnapped those young princes and sold them to a cult of fanatics.”
“Even with evidence, it’s hard to believe…”
Just then, the queen drove the point home.
“If you wish, I can summon every witness mentioned in the records to this very place.”
Her confident demeanor was enough to sway the shrewd politicians. The tide turned even faster.
“I-I remember that time. Circumstantially, it all adds up…”
“No wonder! The prince’s deference to the Church of Order wasn’t due to collusion with the theocracy but because they had dirt on him! Now it all makes sense!”
“Behind that kind face, such a heartless beast…”
“So all this time, we’ve been deceived by Prince Hadeyl!”
Chaos…