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-- Well, the answer is this: it wasn't us who could have prevented it, but he, Shen Shao, possibly could have. That's what he claims, although if you look at it closely, there was and is no reason to believe him. He gave us an ultimatum, and I honestly tried to negotiate with him, but the negotiations definitively and firmly reached a dead end, not least because the person in question immediately positioned himself as our enemy. I wonder, what was the ultimatum? Well, he broke into my room in the middle of the night and said that he would, as a favor, solve our problem if Carneol betrayed Her Highness the Sovereign and switched to Mindjin's side. Given the fortunate absence of the First Princess, the matter could even have been given official status: if a certain document were signed by Milady and me, then everything would be settled.
-- On the one hand, considering everything: firstly, the guaranteed malice, and secondly, the very likely lie; I don't think I had any other choice. On the other hand, I still want to apologize for being noticeably less impressive and more down-to-earth than the image you built around me. That I don't know everything and can't ensure a perfect future, and I can't save those who I would like to save.
— No, it was right that she didn't dance to the tune of the Mindjin people, especially with such vague wording. That senator over there is capable of all sorts of dirty tricks, and we've already been through that. If they really want to secede from the empire, they don't need either Creidear as part of it, nor Carneol guarding the crown; that's my opinion. And I highly doubt that the brave Carneol impressed them so much at that time that they absolutely wanted to have him on their side with bought loyalty. In my opinion, this looks like a test of sorts - maybe they hoped to kill two birds with one stone. And they underestimated you, boss, so keep your chin up.