"No… your Highness, I…" the Viscountess was speechless.
She turned to the other nobles who were in the room, hoping someone would help her. She hoped someone would put in a good word for her. But everyone averted their gaze and looked away.
Viscountess Juliana was on her knees, "Please, your Highness. I apologize for the mistakes. I should not have done that. Please, I beg of you, please forgive me!"
Laina shook her head. She turned to look at the Viscountess.
"Your behavior is a disgrace to all nobility in Kinshearth. I expected more from each and every one of you," Laina declared to all of them.
"But… your Highness, what have we done?" one of the other nobles spoke up.
"Yeah, we had no part to play in what the Viscountess had done. You were there and you saw it with your own eyes!"
"Yes, that's right. We're innocent, your Highness."
