Seeing that the alliance was about to fall through, J'onn gritted his teeth and played his final trump card.
"But Diana is with that man too! Your Majesty, your daughter is in grave danger right now! That man is keeping her by his side with malicious intentions. He must be plotting something!"
Yet at the mention of Diana's name, Hippolyta showed not the slightest panic. Instead, she visibly relaxed.
"If Diana is by his side, then I have even less reason to worry."
A proud smile appeared on Hippolyta's face:
"Diana is my child. I understand her better than anyone. She is the finest warrior among the Amazons, possessing the Lasso of Truth, which sees through falsehood, and an utterly pure heart of justice. If she approves of that man and is willing to remain at his company, that proves that Boss is certainly not as evil as you imagine. J'onn, you're being too sensitive and reading too much into this."
"I'm not reading too much into anything!"
J'onn grew thoroughly agitated, a rare look of anger appearing on his normally composed alien face.
"The human who told me the truth about all this, the man with one of the greatest minds on Earth, has already been brainwashed by Solomon! He must have uncovered the evil plan Solomon was hiding beneath his heroic guise, which was why Solomon so cruelly erased his will!"
The entire hall instantly fell deathly silent.
Hippolyta quietly watched the emotionally unrestrained Martian Manhunter. After a long while, she shook her head slightly, a trace of pity entering her eyes.
"Martian, you decided from the outset that he was evil. That is why you see everything he does as a conspiracy, every choice he makes as wrong."
Hippolyta's voice was ethereal, striking J'onn's nerves like the