Not good...
I've been outmaneuvered!
Campbell Grand Priest did not encourage me to personally welcome Her Majesty the Queen to show the earnestness of the Parliamentary Party nobles, but rather to use my absence from Falling Star to woo other nobles!
And... they've probably already succeeded!
Damn it... how on earth did they manage that?
No, now is not the time to think about that question. The current problem is that this is likely no longer just a reception banquet but is poised to become a conspiracy banquet aimed at challenging the Queen!
It seems the Lilac Party nobles never intended to wait for the future negotiations!
At this thought, Count Stafford's expression changed.
He bit his lip, slammed the table, and feigned anger as he said,
"Enough!"
"Duke Wester, you're merely a duke, you do not represent the nobles, let alone the Falling Star Kingdom!"
