Chapter 229: The court (3)
"Ashamed? Do you not see the state of this room?" Mark asked, deciding to humour Solomon. "What if we needed something important from five years ago. Could you find it?"
"I am not the one tasked to look for records. You’ve been away from the court for too long," Solomon said.
In Solomon’s eyes, Mark had forgotten how the court worked.
"Finally, there’s something we can agree on," Mark replied.
"The court has lost a lot of men who gave all their time to it, and you three are standing here trying to sort records. This is the time when we should be standing together, but I wouldn’t expect you to know about standing for what was right," Solomon said, walking further into the room.
Mark laughed. It was funny that Solomon, of all people, would say this to him.
"Standing together? You’ve always looked out for yourself. Now that the men you have used over the years are gone, you want me to stand together with you? That’s not going to happen," Mark said, ending Solomon’s hope.
"I protected many of the men here. I guided them in the right direction. I fear the king doesn’t know what he is doing now. He’s lashing out at the court to please the older prince. He’s going to regret pushing us away," Solomon said, hoping Mark would see the truth.
Solomon walked further into the room and picked up a few records. He was curious about what Mark had been searching for so desperately.
"I always said the former crown prince was nothing but trouble. Not only has he made us have to prepare Prince Teo in a hurry, but he has somehow gotten into his father’s head. Doing this won’t make him spare you," said Solomon.