After returning to the Lionheart estate, everything went exactly as Daniel expected—without any surprises or unexpected changes.
They handed over all the evidence of Tormyn's betrayal directly to the White Whale herself, since that woman was far more trustworthy than the other elders.
Fortunately, Tormyn was truly punished. Just because he was the Patriarch's son, they didn't let him off. He was sentenced to fifty years in prison, would never again be allowed to grow stronger for the rest of his life, and his current level of power was also destroyed.
As for the other traitorous elders, finding them wasn't as difficult as expected. In fact, it seemed the White Whale already knew who they were, and she had them all arrested.