Chapter 65: Blood-Soaked Coronation (2)
“What will the Chancellor and the Chief of the Ministry of Ceremonies do…? What do you all think?”
This happened when I received a report about ‘Duke Warung raising his army’ from Count Palatine Vedett. I asked the three men present… Count Palatine Vedett, Timona and Salomon de Valverde for their opinions on how to deal with the Chancellor and the Chief of the Ministry of Ceremonies.
“We can either restrain them, have them put on trial then executed in front of the people… or kill them on the spot.”
“The former would be easier for the citizens of the capital to understand…. But doing it this way would allow them the chance to be rescued.”
I nodded at Count Palatine Vedett’s opinion.
“It would. What do you two think?”
Salmon de Valverde pondered for a moment before speaking.
“I’ve never heard of a monarch killing an aristocrat himself at a ceremony… though I have heard about monarchs hiring assassins to get rid of aristocrats. Killing them will have repercussions later.”
He was right. The aristocrats will be shocked to see a leading aristocrat being killed at the ceremony. It would set a precedent, and they would be wary of me afterwards.