After what had happened earlier in the imperial household, Charles immediately went to his fiancee's house and talk to the duke. Aside from talking about Victoria, they've talked about serious matters regarding the one that had committed treason and Charles would never expect to hear something different from the duke himself
He was surprised the moment that he heard such news. Well, it's not supposed to be news but his observation. As he was walking towards the hall of the household, his mind wandered about the words that William had said
"Your highness, I think that the Zest household's execution was already set at the hunting event - earlier on that day, however, after visiting them, I found out that they were acting weird. When I looked closer at the person, I felt like it was Duke Reshiar at all"
