"Silence!" The King hadn't even yelled, yet his voice carried such an authority that the Grand Duchess took a step back and stopped talking as if he had slapped her. "I allow the Blood Judgment. "House Verhen has hereby challenged Houses Lamonia, Turhat, and Cranst.
Lith was amazed as well. According to the customs, he could only challenge the Grand Duchess since the other two nobles had said too little to be held accountable for defamation. Yet Meron's judgment superseded customs.
He was not only a witness of the events but also the King and he had ruled the Duchess and the Marquees guilty by association.
"Each one of you should pick their respective champion but since this is a Gala and I don't want to waste time, I allow the three Households to pool their resources and determine their fate in a single fight if they agree." Meron said.
