Chapter 286
However, contrary to Violet’s bold assurance, the situation only worsened.
This was because the temple had stepped in, and the claims they made were outrageous.
They insisted that Ducal Lady Violet Everett had made a pact with the devil and that the current instability in international affairs was due to the devil’s descent spreading evil.
It was hard to understand what they were thinking.
In truth, this attempted poisoning incident should never have escalated this much.
A tragedy among nobles, and within a single family at that—that’s all it should have been. But with the temple’s involvement, the matter rapidly grew out of proportion.
When the request came to escalate the trial to a holy trial in order to expose the truth, Violet scoffed.
In this day and age, talking about devils and witches? Nonsense.
The temple wouldn’t have intervened unless there was something in it for them. They must have had another goal in mind.