They changed places to resume the meeting.
Carseain: " Lady Veronica, I apologize for putting you through that and hope that you are feeling better by now."
Veronica smiled and got her composure back.
"Indeed, I am. Back there, I was just another shaken up having to witness something I was not used to. I must say I am quite ashamed to have shown you such an unsightly and inelegant state."
Carseain smiled.
"Well then, now that we do not have any rats among us. I'll be speaking frankly.
How many of you have been invited over by the aristocratic and the Imperial factions?"
Every single person apart from 5 nobles raised their hands with a sullen face.
Carseain sighed.
' Whoa! This is way worse than I expected. Did the chipping off of our power begin this early? I thought it would be around my father died.'
"I see. I am grateful to you all for staying loyal up until now and truthfully admitting this.
