☀️ Arselia and Akonia

The knight casts a brief, questioning glance at his Carnelian companions, but refrains from commenting on this strange thought.

"Well, he's obviously hinting at himself, as he's pretending to be some kind of maniac, or perhaps he is one in remission... But regardless of his jokes, he correctly grasps the essence: something negative could very well happen at the coronation, something that people would be better off not seeing. Let's just say that if a cleric wants to intervene and plant a bomb or otherwise cause minor harm to the new Empress, this would be the best time for him to do so, and the Mindjins might also concoct something to create a pretext for their subsequent secession. This will be the moment of truth, a very critical time, and anything could happen, which is probably why the Suzerain decided to hold the ceremony with a minimal number of onlookers," said the expression on Erefir's face, accompanied by a shrug.

"Thank you for the information, Blade. We also have a small task for you: the Minister of Culture, Lady Asukan, came and asked our squad to write an essay in a free-form style, with both subjective and objective perspectives on the reigns of the previous monarchs of Margel. I think you might also be interested in this; it's not every day that you get the chance to leave, hopefully, valuable feedback to the government on issues directly related to governance. Letters addressed to this lady can be left at the Workers' Guild until the next shift change.