Chin up, muscles relaxed, an intimidating expression that conveys his desire to speak. Avidius the one and only emperor of the Abranyth empire, addressed his subjects with the utmost royal demeanour.
He feigned ignorance to the presence of Colton and his two subordinates, his eyes focused only on the masses before him, irrespective of political position.
"My loyal subjects".
From how Avidius spoke, Colton could already assume that whatever was going to come out of his mouth will not be in their favour.
"It is no secret to every one of you here how much I abhor the nine chapels".
Yes, it isn't. Avidius has always expressed his hatred toward the nine chapels and what they stand for. He does it publicly and does so to the point that the majority of the citizens are aware of his standing.
He takes pleasure in whatever chances he could get his hands on that will help weaken the power of the nine chapels over his empire.