The emperor's sudden appearance and blatant covering of the crown prince took many aback.
What bribe? The guard captain was a von Jurgen handpicked by the emperor himself and whose life entirely revolved around Holger's wellbeing. Who dared bribe him? Bribe him with what?
Even Olrich didn't believe his words. The only reasonable explanation he could come up with was that someone paused as Holger to entrap them all. That or Holger was the real mastermind behind the ploy.
But how could that be?
The emperor's pressure weighed heavily on Wolfgang, forcing him to take another step back.
"Do not falter. Help will soon arrive."
Konrad reassured Wolfgang through a mental message while maintaining his disguise of the wailing widow.
Although he couldn't tell who would join the fun, they'd created such a beautiful opportunity to take the imperial family down a peg. At the very least, the church would not stay idle.
"Hopefully…"
