Chapter 384: Peace and Order
Rania closed her eyes as she heard the hair-stranding screams from the execution area. His son, Nikolai, had just played the vision detailing Sage and her son Ahmed’s crimes for all the Valcrezians to witness, and understandably, the people were mad. They wanted a public execution for those who committed crimes not just against monarchs, but also for the innocent lives that died and suffered because of their hideous plans for their greed for power.
She turned and looked at her son who was currently seated beside his wife. The two of them were holding hands as they watched the gruesome death happening before them. Rania inwardly sighed despite it all. She just felt at ease seeing her son having a powerful woman beside him. He proved that he chose correctly the moment he accepted Mineah as his other half, and right now, she couldn’t picture any woman standing next to his son other than her.
"Look at you... I can sense how proud you are right now," Alexa whispered into her ear. "Wouldn’t you agree that they’re untouchable right now? I’m sure that after this incident, no one would dare try to harm them."
"We can only pray to that, Alexa," Rania murmured. "Still, I’m hoping that this will be the last time we experience this kind of execution during Nikolai’s reign."
"I’m sure it will be..."
Silently agreeing to Alexa’s words, Rania resigned herself to keep watching the execution. After this, Nikolai then proceeded to appoint replacement leaders for the two clans since not all of the Wagner and Rossi clans were proven guilty of colluding with their leaders. A few remained innocent, and some even reached out to Nikolai’s side to help and report any suspicious activities happening inside their territories.
Still, it was sad to see their kingdom losing other powerful exordiums like Sage and Eva through execution. It couldn’t be helped since what they did was too much to forgive. As such, they must serve as an example so that others wouldn’t commit the same crimes they did.
"The Wagner Clan will be led by Cassen Wagner," Nikolai announced. "Not only is she the next in line as an Exordium’s offspring, but I deem her worthy to be the new head of the Wagner Clan."
"Lady Cassen, please come forward and formally receive the edict of our King," Abel called out.