Royal law states that all matters like inspection must be done in public. So, even though the Court was technically in recess, no one moved a muscle to take a break. Everyone wants to see how this is going to play out.
A show for their consumption.
The energy in the room was so heavy that it was nearly suffocating. That knowledge that there was a possibility that Kane and I could go down for someone else’s schemes didn’t help the feeling at all.
The gazes of the nobles were annoying. They were openly staring at Kaine and I now, whispering. They were speculating, they were judging.
A table is brought out and placed in the middle of the room, then the document is placed on top of it as the Scribe moves forward to begin his inspection.
I watched his every movement breathlessly. If h
