Chapter 68: Change (1)
In the morning, the palace was in disarray since the crown prince was missing.
Though the court made pleas for the crown prince to return to the palace, many of the men present were pleased to know Tyrion was no longer of their concern.
Solomon, in particular, wished for Tyrion to never return so Teo could be pushed forward as the future king, and he would have a better chance at controlling the palace.
"I heard from one of the king’s guards that the prince ran off with Penelope. This is good for us, but a terrible look for the palace. The king must punish Tyrion," Lionel whispered as he tried to keep up with Solomon.
"Oh, he will be punished," Solomon said, certain of it.
When Solomon heard the news that Tyrion was not only missing, but he was away with Penelope, he did what any other reasonable man would do. Solomon sent word to fathers who were counting on their daughters to gain the prince’s affections to let them know the crown prince had run off.
Fathers who invested so much into their daughters getting close to the prince would not stand for what Tyrion has done.
"If we are lucky, he will not return, and we shall force the king to strip him of all the power he had before. He’ll no longer be an issue to us. The only matter which remains now is finding out if he will return to the palace with that woman at his side," said Solomon.
Solomon hoped that Tyrion had given up on becoming king and would not walk back into the palace with Penelope at his side for the awful woman to become their queen. Edgar did not need such power in his family.