Camelot Minister let out a deep sigh.
He actually said it.
Perhaps Griffiths had stayed in Stibnite for too long and had forgotten... that in Avalon, there were many things one simply could not say.
After Minister Griffiths had been harshly rebuked by Isabel today, he had clearly been stewing with frustration without daring to vent it. Now, at last, he could not hold it in any longer and blurted it out during this private meeting.
He did not dare direct his hostility at Isabel, so he aimed it straight at Iver, who had advised her instead. "If you ask me, we should abolish this Minister of Everything first. The reason is obvious enough—he is suspected of colluding with Stibnite spies."
"Miss Aleister has already been certified innocent by the Grand Guardian."
Someone reminded him in a deep, faint voice, "Are you planning to abolish the Grand Guardian too?"
"People always change, but their positions do not."
Minister Griffiths said without hesitation, "Who can say that someone who has no problems today will still have no problems tomorrow? Besides, he is still a Moriarty, and he is even a nominal senior member of Lloyd's! Even if the Stibnite Person cannot sway him, could those merchants not sway him?"
"As long as he does not show up, there will be no opening. He has said nothing and taken no stance. If you attack him, the others will drag you into attacking them as well."
The Minister of Education calmly explained, "Can you forbid people from taking leave? What reason do you intend to use to abolish him?"
But the new Minister of Trade's attitude was extremely firm. "Reasons? There can always be reasons. His brother Edward could not inherit the family because, as Inspector General, he had to avoid a conflict