After the morning court session, the formal Round Table Resolution had also reached a result.
The same result as the vote at court.
Leaving the meeting hall, Sovell walked through the Royal Palace alone.
All alone.
He questioned himself.
He did not know whether what he was doing was right.
The rule for a Round Table Resolution to produce a positive result was-
More than half had to vote in favor.
Whether the rest abstained or opposed it, if the votes in favor did not exceed half, a second vote was required, then a third.
The formal Round Table Resolution in the meeting hall had been just like the provisional resolution at court.
Not counting himself, there were three votes in favor and three abstentions.
Artoria had struggled with the matter and chosen to abstain.
Sir Percival, Sir Bedivere, and Sir Gawain had considered it all benefit and no harm, so they had voted in favor.
Kay's abstention needed no explanation.
As for old Pellinore, he had seen Artoria abstain and decided to abstain as well, waiting to see how things developed.
But Sovell knew that Pellinore's initial inclination had probably been to support it too.
And Sovell understood his own reasons for supporting it.
This situation was essentially a deadlock.
Artoria's agelessness had been known to the world ever since she became king.
And under ordinary circumstances, what was the purpose of a monarch's marriage?
To seek a political alliance and produce an heir.
Pure love was almost impossible-or, at least, exceedingly rare.
Now there were several major problems with Artoria and the circumstances surrounding her.
First, political alliances.
The entire Island of Britain, along with Ireland, would certainly have to remain firmly in the hands of Arthur's Court in the future.
But Ireland's princess and Tristan already had