[TRIGGER WARNING: death, violence, gore, slavery, foul language. ]
"Then you allowed the king to be poisoned unsupervised and away from his guards? You are all careless fools. You spit at me that my title means nothing, yet you are the ones who are not worthy of yours. It would do me well to find more competent men, or perhaps women to replace you." Ray'ven raised a brow, waiting for an answer.
"The king was not unsupervised, we gave him the required guards. We did our job. And as councilman we only suggest what's best for the king UNTIL he makes the wrong move. After Princess Jezmerine's death, we questioned his sanity and judgment." Vex had always been wise enough for wiggle room, reading between the lines and finding ways out of most trouble that came his way.
