The Emperor was sentenced to life imprisonment in the palace's prison. Had he not been the Emperor, he would have received the death sentence, however, the council did not want anyone outside of those who were present in the court that day to know that the Emperor was behind the murders. It would cause chaos to ensue and they couldn't bare the thought of the rest of the werewolf community looking down on them. They needed to keep a perfect reputation and having everyone find out that the Emperor committed a crime that one would expect of the lowly rogues, the royal reputation would take a huge hit and everyone would begin to question them.
As a result, it was decided that they would send out a message to all pack alphas that the Emperor was bedridden and as a result, his first son and he
