"Your Majesty?!"
Looking at Duke Esiah kneeling on one knee directly in front of Charlotte to show his submission, the nobles in the hall were all stunned.
The Parliamentary Party nobles wore confused expressions, almost as if wondering who they were, where they were, and what they were doing.
The Neutral Party nobiles widened their eyes, their faces almost filled with disbelief.
As for the Lilac Party nobles... they looked at Duke Esiah with shocked, absurd, and incredulous stares.
They rubbed their eyes hard and pinched their thighs as if they couldn't believe the scene unfolding before them was real.
Duke Wester was also dazed, his face bearing an expression as if saying, 'we were ready to die fighting, why has Your Majesty surrendered first?"
In the entire banquet hall, only Charlotte, seated high on the throne, and the two guard knights behind her, kept their usual composure.
Looking at Duke Esiah bowing his head to her, Charlotte slightly smiled and nodded, saying,
