As the Judicial Minister said, there's a strong chance court politics will become a boiling cauldron of chaos, but even if the minor factions run rampant at this point, it's the ministers who will suffer the headaches. It has little to do with me.
I just need to watch out for the hardliners' nonsense—and only insofar as it touches my influence, directly or indirectly.
Karsten's murder of Viscount Neunil may well have carried some such layered intent. The principal culprit has already fled by ship, so there's no way to catch him, and the queen can't be investigated either.
It seems best to report to the grand duke and await his guidance.
The situation was far too tangled for me to take the lead.
After finishing my audience with the Judicial Minister and handing over all the materials on Mort and the Neunil remnants, I was finally free to leave. It was already past noon. Tomorrow is the new year, and I want to finish my business quickly and head home.
