Chapter 211: Loyalty Vs Filial Piety (2)
"Duke Merphen." Spade’s deep voice rang, and he quickly captured the attention of the people inside. His expression was still the same but his cold gaze could never be concealed from Arren.
"Your Majesty," Duke Merphen shifted his gaze from Arren and then look at Spade, his head slightly bowed, not looking in the alpha’s eyes. On the surface, it seemed to be a normal demeanor of a loyal subject to his monarch.
Spade’s gaze lingered on him for a moment and then it landed on Duke Merphen with the now sharp gaze. And under the watchful eyes of everyone said his decision without giving room for any objection.
"I don’t agree to release your son yet without giving him a punishment." Spade started, shifting his gaze to the elderly couple that was about to object but was shut by his eyes, they appeared to be Ramir’s parents.
"However, since Arren isn’t particularly harmed, giving them severe punishment is also unfair. We’ll release them of custody tomorrow, and Ramir together with his friends will be subjected to guard training and community cleaning." Spade finished.
On the surface, it seemed really a mild approach for punishment, but for a higher noble like Ramir who was used to getting away with their wrongdoings because of their status, it was more than enough to humiliate them. How could a member of the upper nobility be a part of community cleaner or guard training among their ’servants’?
Arren only stood in front of the door while watching everything unfold and didn’t interrupt Spade. Holding Ramir wasn’t very ideal from the beginning and there weren’t enough legal basis aside from the one harassed was Arren, the emperor’s lover.
It was like, if the one harassed was not Arren and an ordinary omega instead, something like this wouldn’t happen in the first place. It was unfortunate, but the reality nonetheless.
Spade arched his brows and motioned for everyone as he spoke with clear authority in his tone. "Is there anyone who doesn’t agree with what I said?" He roamed his eyes around as though gauging each reaction although he wasn’t really aiming for any refusals.
A smile couldn’t help but appear on his lips as he watched his lover in his element, he was too attractive! Even if anyone of them had objections, no one dared to raise them and silently acknowledged or was forced to accept them.
Arren thought that the situation would escalate, especially since his father was really furious this time, but it seemed it ended before it even began. His gaze focused on Duke Merphen, this old Duke that was one of the oldest nobility in the empire.