"My lord, this framing is indeed a bit too obvious..."
After having Malbert locked up, Risadiran perhaps felt that his impromptu performance had not been convincing enough—he thought he should have looked angrier...
"It doesn't matter. As long as we have an excuse to keep Malbert under control."
Li Ang waved a hand, sighed, and spread out the scroll Malbert had brought once more. "But the trouble now is that this royal order isn't forged. King Ulrich really did sign it himself."
"My lord, the nobles of Long River Town all 'personally witnessed' Malbert attempting to assassinate you. Whether this royal order is real or not, we can refuse to accept it now. No one will accuse you of defying the king's command."
Risadiran said darkly, "If anyone talks nonsense, I'll make them shut up..."
"...Risadiran, that isn't what my lord is worried about..."
Wendilf stopped Risadiran from declaring his loyalty. "The royal order is real, which means King Ulrich has already decided that Amy is a heretic! Under these circumstances, it will be difficult to clear Amy's name. Even if we rescue her, she will still have nowhere to go!"
"That's right... Only King Ulrich himself can clear Amy's name, but his son has just died. He probably can't stay rational. This will be difficult..."
Li Ang frowned and pondered deeply, but he could not come up with any good solution.
"Lord Li Ang, King Ulrich specifically ordered you to send troops against Amy and Lord Godric. That doesn't look like the behavior of a man who has lost his mind..."
Kloze, who had not spoken until then, suddenly said, "If someone's biological son had been murdered, wouldn't an ordinary person personally take the field and kill the enemy with his own hands? Logically, he should be gathering a