After hearing the Queen, everyone understood how furious she was. However, no one can guess what she was furious about, after all, she loves her two children so much.
"Okay, as Queen said, we don't have enough testimony to prove that Prince Adam was torturing Prince Arc while he was sick. However, we can guess somewhat about his aggressiveness from today's event. So based on that, I like to say as the King of this nation, as a prince, I don't think, this is an appropriate thing to do, even if you don't become a king, a prince might have to shoulder many burdens. That's why to educate the second Prince I am punishing him for one month for what my Queen has proposed to me. Which is, he will not have any allowance, as well as was put under a curse, where he could only use half of his peak power for six months."
The king announced.
"As well, please apologize to the First Prince, after all, he is your elder brother."
King said.
Hearing that, Adam has no way but to apologize to him.
"Sorry."
"Sorry, what?"
Arc act like he didn't hear it. Which made Adam more annoyed.
"Sorry, elder brother."
Adam repeated albeit against his will.
"Okay, How can I not forgive my little brother? However, you still need to learn. But in my heart cannot bear to see you suffer this long. So, I beg His Majesty that, you please, cut his punishment down to one month, I hope you will show your mercy on us by considering this."
Arc said with a begging tone toward the King.
"Okay, if it's the victim who requested this, I can comply with that. His punishment will be cut down to one month. Duke Agra, please take the measure. The court will end here today, I will see everyone tomorrow. Have a good day."
Saying that King left the room. Queen followed him immediately without looking at Adam. But he sure looked at Arc, though he doesn't know what kind of menacing glare she was showing him because of the veil.
Arc nodded toward her with an amicable smile.
Queen then looked at another place and started to follow the King.
On the other hand, despair got dominant on Adam's face.
[Let's go, Mira, we need to go, I am hungry for food.]
Arc told her.
"Okay, master."
She took him to his room straight after that.
"Did you know that she would take your side?"
Miranda asked him.
Isaac was also there.
"Yes, I know that very well, you see, I don't get mixed with a mess that I can't solve."
Arc replied to her with a smile.
"You had a great plan. Because Princess Adriana vouched for you, so even Queen was in no position to make a move against you. You made a checkmate against her."
Isaac told him.
"And decreasing Adam's punishment and yet you punished him anyway, which made the old generation impressed on you. They will clean the fog of confusion and take sides in your faction for sure."
Miranda said.
"Hmm, how did you know that I have done that for this particular reason?"
Arc asked her.
"More or less, I somewhat understand what did you do back then."
Miranda replied.
"If you get that, aren't those old dudes also aware of what I am doing?"
Arc asked her.
"Y-yes, I guess, they will somewhat understand this too."
Miranda replied.
"Well, that's what I show them in first, I let them see through my work, even King and Queen understood what I did back there... That means, they will know that I am not someone that anyone can take lightly."
In the end, Arc showed fake pity for his stepbrother. Many people understood this many people didn't. And that fines for either way to him.
Someone knocks on Arc's door.
"Enter."
The person entered the room. It was none other than his little sister.
"Come, Lil Adriana."
Adriana entered his room.
"There is something I want to ask you."
She told him immediately after she entered the room.
"What is it, Lil Adriana?"
Arc asked him.
"Why can't I talk against you even if I try?"
She asked him. So, she already figures out that, some outside force is doing this to her.
"I do not know."
Arc replied to her shortly, then again continued thinking something,
"By the way, thank you for your backing."
Arc thanked her. She got slightly red after hearing my thanks.
"You don't have to thank me. The only thing now I am thinking is, how will I face mother? I guess she is super pissed with me."
She told him. Well, even Arc can guess that she will have a hard time against her mother from now on.
"Why are you so afraid? All you need to say is you have joined my faction instead of Adam."
Arc told him with an innocent smile.
"Like, I can tell this to her now. Oh well, I will take my leave now."
Saying that he exits the room. Even Arc knows she cannot say that, so he smiled at her back. People have a hard time facing their destinies, no one can escape that, her destiny was to meet him and from the day she was born, she was trained to go against him, her destiny was sealed back then, and in the end, she is at her end already.