After that meeting, Galahad became colder and difficult to approach. The members of the council did not dare to set up a meeting again after the humiliation they suffered. Despite that, the opinion of the people did not change and seemed to have become extreme.
There were several rumors going around that the duke was going to sell the Blackwell territory to Ginehart. They were even saying that the people from Ginehart were tyrants and that even their own duke became merciless. The people behind the council were really doing their best to smear mud to Duke Galahad's image.
"This place is already so gloomy and now even the people aren't that welcoming. What will you do now?" Ulysses asked after another report of people coming to the manor just to cause a scene.