Eldorian, who had been despondent and convinced that all was lost for the day, now looked on at the scene with surprise and delight.
Eldorian said to Ivita, "Your Highness, they… they… have made fools of themselves, offending both the Republic and the noble class of the Republic."
"You don't seem to be so surprised; could it be…"
Eldorian glanced around at the people nearby and modified what he was about to say, "It's to be expected, as the envoys of the Empire have always been overbearing by habit, always distorting the truth. They tried to trouble you before at the mansion. It's only natural for these people to commit such arrogant follies."
As a diplomat, he immediately began to capitalize on the resentment of the Republican nobles incited by the envoys of the Empire and Alsace, painting them in a negative light.
