Hesitation means desire, and to desire is to obtain!
Aiwass had no intention of letting Minister Drost live much longer, so he immediately set the plan in motion.
Although Minister Drost had offended Meg... he had merely turned himself in, and had not yet been directly executed.
The Arbitration Hall also had contingency plans, specifically meant to deal with the crimes of Knights and Ministers—from stripping of official posts to titles, and then to the rejection of honors, public trials, there was a complete process. You couldn't say someone was guilty in the morning, and without interrogation or trial, drag them out and behead them by noon.
The foundation of authority is the rule of law.
Compared to the fluctuating power of individuals, the law that looks at "rules" is a more stable foundation.
Otherwise, every time there's a change of the power holders, the strength of the Transcendents across the nation could fluctuate.
