The third point of view:
No matter the evidence Akim brought on, Fiona had a way of encountering, so he gave up on trying to make the idiots see the truth because Fiona was quickly turning him into a clown.
The thing about passion is that it turns people, even the smartest people into idiots. Everyone here in this room one way or the other was affected by the rebellion and the execution. They lost a parent or parents, brother, sister, son, daughter. A loved one.
Instead of accepting their loss and acknowledging the sins and crimes of their loved ones, they wanted vengeance. The goal of their cause is to eliminate the royal family and that was the closest thing to the vengeance they wanted.
