"The Throne cannot remain vacant, nor can the Empire continue in chaos."
"No matter what, we need someone who can restore the Empire to its proper course."
Ravenna looked at Diana's proclamation, her brow slowly furrowing.
She turned her gaze to Ansel, who was intently arranging the chessboard, and asked with suspicion, "Was this your doing?"
Grasping the rook and pondering his next move, Ansel couldn't help but chuckle, "Why is it that whenever something happens, Venna, you suspect it's my doing?"
"It's hard to imagine an incompetent Duke, kept in the capital by Ephesande, suddenly going mad and attempting to seize the regency."
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Ravenna squinted and said, "Considering you made a sudden trip to the Hydral territory three days ago, it seems quite reasonable."
