With the von Jurgen gone, the show had come to an end. Since the celebration had in an instant turned into mourning, the guests gave their condolences, and one after the other left the Kracht mansion. Soon, beside the Kracht kinsmen, only Hubert remained.
"Thank you, your sovereign highness, for upholding justice."
Wolfgang bowed in reverence. Although within the court, his backer was Sovereign Prince Thorwald Kvass, that was just a situation of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" the Kvass patriarch had been fanning the flames of contradiction between Wolfgang and Else, using him as the vanguard in his clash with the Metze.
Wolfgang had very little respect for him.
For Hubert, it was different. Calling him the spiritual leader of the serpent nobles wouldn't be an exaggeration. Therefore, Wolfgang owed him a great deal of respect.
"Let's discuss in private, shall we?"
