The interrogation ended quickly, but Solam was not released. Of course, imprisoning him was out of the question, so Yetana arranged for him to stay in the ducal court. Though housing an adult man in the court of an unmarried Grand Duchess was a little... questionable, no one raised any objections.
For one thing, relationships between men and women were very open on Faerun. Never mind that the Grand Duchess was unmarried—even if she were married, no one would gossip if she openly kept a lover in her court. Finding lovers had never been a man's privilege on Faerun. Women could do the same if they had the ability.
For another, there really was nowhere else suitable to place Solam. Let him go? That would be far too rash. Though there was no concrete evidence proving Solam was the murderer, no one really believed he was the murderer either. Judging by how arrogant he was, if he had killed someone, he would not have been afraid to admit it.
But then again, what if? What if Solam was just an incredible actor? Wouldn't releasing him like this be letting a tiger return to the mountains?
They could not throw him in prison, and ordinary places could not hold him anyway, so the only option was to keep him in the Grand Duchess's court. Experts were everywhere here, making it convenient to keep an eye on Solam. As for the Grand Duchess's reputation—hehe, no one on the Faerun Continent cared about that sort of thing.
In short, Solam settled down in the court.
Solam was broad-minded and had no objection to the arrangement. Besides, what was bad about this place? The food was good, the accommodations were good, and the maids were especially pretty. No hotel, no matter how luxurious, could