The matter with Dipresy was not yet concluded. After his secretary withdrew, a second visitor immediately burst into the office.
"Your Majesty, how was the hunt today?"
Charles XVI wiped his sweat with a velvet cloth. "Neither man nor beast wishes to meet in this weather, so I had to return empty-handed! Count Dipresy, what is the reaction from our subordinates? Do those judges realize they were wrong yet?"
"I'm afraid not, Your Majesty. I suggest you prepare for all possibilities." The advice the Lord Chancellor gave the King was the complete opposite of his advice to the auditor. "Besides appointing a new Chief Justice, you should gather your firearm squads and your Commissioned Knights, ready to support the local authorities at any time should unrest stir in the northern region."
