After the execution, the kingdom didn't stay quiet for long. In fact, things began shifting almost immediately, like a still pond that had suddenly been struck by a stone. Ripples spread outward, slow at first, then wider and wider, until it became clear that the entire kingdom could feel the disturbance.
For one thing, the people who had been connected to the administrators wasted no time reacting. Messages began flooding the castle. Nobles, officials, merchants with influence, and even distant allies who had ties to the executed administrators all started sending letters. Some were polite. Others were barely hiding their anger.
Most of them demanded the same thing.
Why were the administrators executed without any form of trial?
