"What... what will become of us now?"
"God..."
The common folk were anxious and praying, merely hoping that the Empire could withstand this chaos and return to its past strength and tranquility.
But the situation was becoming increasingly tense, causing persistent confusion in the Imperial Palace, with no reason forthcoming to this day.
Indeed, some had reached out to Pope Yule, asking him to come and remove the curse from the Emperor, but Yule had not yet responded. It was unclear whether he was still considering it or whether the message was intercepted by someone with an agenda, never reaching Yule's hands.
Harvis had also not been released from house arrest, under the pretext that the nobles of the Imperial Concubine's faction were vehemently against it, believing that the suspicions of the Prince colluding with the enemy and treason had not been completely cleared and such a person should not be allowed to act as Regent in the Emperor's stead.
