The melody of the tune echoed in the wake of the nonplussed silence it had created.
But - likely from her decades of political practice - it was the queen dowager who dared to speak first.
“So openly, Prince Heiko admits to a second act of treason. Providing information regarding the Frozen Army to anyone outside of Simonese allegiance is punishable by imprisonment and the stripping of any and all titles possessed.”
Baptist shifted. Did that mean they would not be exiled?
“Indeed.” Prince Alfred’s voice was a surprise to them all, and more so his confident approach, so as to no longer be a simple observer. “So declared in the Canon of Blood, however, such only applies to the hereditary nobility of Simo, and not to the members of the royal family. Detainment is allowed where applicabl
