Chapter 252 (1/2)
Chapter 252
Max walked around the roo that her narration of what really happened would miraculously settle the mediation However, it seems unlikely that her hopes will be fulfilled as she heard the occasional shouts of angry voices fro roo her father telling conspiratorial lies against Riftan to frame him made her nerves boil
She opened the door of the room where she is at to look down the dark hallway—towards the door that leads to thewas tripartite, so there was no way of knoas happening since everyone else was barred fro roo silently against the wall, suddenly opened histo ask the lady to testify anymore Why don’t you head back to your roo off as he sat in front of the fireplace, raised his head in alert
“I agree The lady should head back to her room first Even if we all stay here, it wouldn’t make a difference on the outcome”
“I wish you would care about the situation for even a bit, but…” Uslin frowned displeasingly at Ruth and sighed deeply
“The wizard’s words have a point I’o back to your roo”
“They’re going to stay up a-all night?”
When her eyes widened in surprise, the knight smiled bitterly
“This is the method His Majesty often uses to defeat his disobedient subjects He is as vigorous as hts, he can hold out until his opponent is exhausted, and when that e of that “
“Don’t worry too hts in that state! The saoes for the co of defeat”
Even Elliot chihed at their naivety They knew nothing of the Duke of Croix
As long as he’s persistent, her father won’t lose to anyone Two nights would be an easy endurance He could continue to endure, even if he voet frantic He would be very riled up by now, spitting out all kinds of slander and insults
Max rubbed her forehead Seeing this, Uslin took the cloak hanging from the wall and walked over to her
“I’ll escort you to your room”
Then, he opened the door with a determined expression, as if to make her take a break no h it see to her roo very tired froht it would be better to lie on the bed and get soreed
As she was leaving the waiting rooht from the end of the dark hallway Max stopped in front of the door Princess Agnes walked silently with Si their faces, Ruth crept into a corner of the rooue Uslin looked at him like he was a pitiful man and then walked over to the princess
“What brings you here at this late hour?”
“I caive us a moment?”
The deep eyes of the princess flew over Max Max hesitated and stepped aside the door’s entrance, gesturing a welcoh of relief and led Simon to the rooid face with a tensed eye The fireplace was burning in the waiting room, and on one side of the room were Ruth, Elliott, Uslin, and two other hts
The princess looked around, seeing their faces one by one and finally fixed her gaze on Max The princess looked more exhausted than ever, and there was a hint of concern in her blue eyes Max asked i hertime
“Wa-was there any…problem that came up?”
“I think this conversation will be very long May we take a seat?”
Hearing that ed to control herself and guided her to the table Then, the knights aiting, quickly brought her a chair
“Thank you” The princess smiled stiffly and sat down
Max sat across frorip to the he Si doubtfully at the wizard as silent behind her, when the princess began to speak
“I’m sorry that I could not be of any help in this situation After the duke filed the charges, I did my best to avoid it, but the influence of the Croix fa All the nobles who occupy at least one position in the Drachiuhed, as she brushed her tousled hair from her forehead to the back of her ear
“I think most of the nobles have already been bribed by the duke If a formal trial will really be held, I won’t be able to influence them”
“I-if the duke puts pressure on Anatol … y-you promised to look out for and protect Riftan”
Max could hear her desperate heartbeat The Princess had a perplexed look on her face then she continued to speak
“It may seem insufficient in Maxi our best to protect Riftan However, the royal faement no matter what Without sufficient justification, we cannot eradicate pressure from the nobles and actively side with Riftan That is e have intervened urgently before a formal trial takes place”
“The coh justification,” Uslin broke into the conversation impatiently
“The Duke of Croix inflicted harm upon Lady Calypse On the contrary, we carateful?”
“That is the principle of the Knights nobles won’t think that way”
The princess put her hands on the table and squeezed thehtly Then, she slowly parted her lips, as if she were choosing the right words
“As everyone knows, the legal status of woh No, to tell the truth, it’s hter is the property of her father and a wife is the property of her husband Even if the Duke of Croix did inflict harm on Maximilian… if we can’t prove that the har, the Duke would have to pay a few pennies at most in compensation On the other hand… it is a ht to infiltrate a castle and attempt to kill the lord”
“That doesn’t make sense! It was the duke who provided the cause in the first place! So, do youeven after witnessing that?”
Elliott raised his voice with an unusually exasperated expression The princess shook her head as if she completely understood Elliot’s stance
“I also believe that Riftan did nothing wrong But the trial is a fight of justifications Whedon’s law, as well as the law of the Roeeous for Riftan In that sense, the duke has more witnesses and countless nobles behind him If the trial is conducted in this way, the deprivation of Riftan’s knighthood cannot be avoided”
Max’s vision began to blur and her ears began ringing Max shook her head in despair Somewhere in her confused mind, she heard Elliot’s desperate voice
“In that case, why did you help in preventing a war? Wouldn’t it have been better to have solved this arfare? How could the royal family treat the coh The royal fa their best!” Uslin looked at Elliot with a stern expression to stop him But Elliott looked at hier