16th August 1574
"It's quite worrying to hear how you can only see an apocalypse for the commonwealth in its near future. You should try to tone it down a bit during the hearing, as it might easily scare away some of the nobles that would otherwise support you."
As the two of us stepped inside the main castle building in the entire complex, Rafael dropped one last hint before we finally moved inside the senate hall. Just like before, the primate was sitting at the regent's chair at the front, with the rows of seats on both sides filled to the last man.
Maybe someone passed the news, or maybe others initially didn't deem this hearing to be of any importance, but today was the first day where the entire senatorial body appeared.
