As various thoughts raced through Cardinal Juke's mind, he squinted his eyes and unconsciously turned to glance at Cardinal Zaul, the newly appointed head of the Council of Cardinals.
'This fellow was the sole person privy to my past dealings... For Zolat to possess knowledge of my affairs and present them to the Pope... Could it be that he played a role in this entire debacle...?'
Suspicion nagged at Cardinal Juke as these thoughts crossed his mind. He suspected his long-time friend, Cardinal Zaul, as the potential catalyst for his downfall and believed the scheming 'Zolat Grant' was merely a pawn in his elaborate scheme. While Cardinal Juke wished to confront Cardinal Zaul to validate his suspicions, he was constrained by the presence of the Pope.
