Hughes gasped sharply, finally understanding the meaning in his father's words.
Yesterday, Murphy had been arrested on the charge of attempting to assassinate His Majesty, and today the Elder Council had already issued an inquiry letter regarding Murphy's assassination attempt. Yet His Majesty had neither issued an Imperial Decree nor made any public statement, and Murphy was released from the highest-security prison ahead of time,
Was it that some people had accurately predicted His Majesty's attitude, or did they simply not care about His Majesty's perspective at all?
It must be the latter!
Or perhaps it was done deliberately as a warning to His Majesty and to the Mecklenburg Family.
This warning… was formidable.
Hughes had to admit that this warning was something he would never forget for the rest of his life and it made a deep impression.
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