Yet the ministers of the Chocolate Faction led by Minister Camelot all maintained an exceptionally silent demeanor.
Eventually, silence fell upon them as well.
The only ones left proclaiming loudly like jesters were the knights close to the Lohar Society—those of the Tower Faction. Among them, very few were ministers; most were Honorary Knights from the Arbitration Hall.
In Avalon, as long as one's Path of Authority reaches the fourth Energy Level, one automatically becomes a knight, whether they join the Arbitration Hall or stay in the judiciary court. This is also the faction with the most commoners: they hold no real power and can only enter the Round Table Hall. These knights are the easiest for the Lohar Society to sway with their financial onslaught.
The high and mighty ministers of the Chocolate Faction, of such noble birthright, today bore expressions that were, without exception, visibly turning sour... even, it could be said, fearful.
