A middle-aged man entered the throne room with his wife. He was well-respected among nobles, and his reputation was once at its peak in the past due to the influence of his family, including his daughter.
Yes, this man was none other than Evelyn's father, William Lavender. Besides him stood his wife, coming from another marquis family, Ellia Crestine.
Normally, they would be summoned here because something big had happened. This big thing should be good news.
However, the atmosphere of the throne room was weird. It was strangely suffocating. People directed their gazes at them as though they were judging them. Whispers caused their bodies to tense up.
More importantly, the Commander of the Summoner Division, Mattheus, was standing next to the prime minister.
Unlike other divisions, the Summoner Division had a special right that allowed them to bypass all the necessary ranks and report directly to the king. Even the prime minister had to lower his head in an emergency.