Chapter 180: (Self Edited) Visitors to the Main Residence – (2)
I shifted my gaze away from Myaro and turned towards Tillet.
“So, what was the Queen’s Sword doing? It should have been your responsibility by default.” (Yuri)
‘In terms of guilt, Queen’s Sword was significantly more culpable than Myaro. Aside from me, who was about to marry Carol, Luke and Suzuya were invited. Simply put, if you extend an invitation, you bear the responsibility for their safety. Rook and Suzuya, who had drunk the wine, were completely blameless. They were merely invited, attended, ate the offered meal, and drank the wine that was served, unaware it was poisoned.
Whose fault, was it? Clearly, it was the responsibility of the host.’
“Anyway, isn’t there a culture of tasting for poison in the royal palace? What happened?” (Yuri)
“Of course we did that. If the poison had come from outside the castle, we should have been able to prevent it. But Carya put the poison in the wine bottle after the tasting.” (Tillet)
Even hearing that explanation didn’t make it acceptable.
“Well, couldn’t you have tasted it again?” (Yuri)
“We… we do not doubt the Queen. Without an order to be wary by Her Majesty, we wouldn’t suspect the Princess either. If she had left her seat in that situation and asked to be given wine in the kitchen, one would normally think she came for a binge drink. We didn’t imagine she would secretly add poison… that’s what Queen Sword, who is the taster in the kitchen, said.” (Tillet)