Strelitzia stepped forward, motioning for the councilmen to quiet. "The King said this isn't up for discussion today. You all have to respect that instead of trying to press the matter. Right now you are all walking a fine line between opinion and treason. I've said it before and I will say it again, our country needs to grow with the ruler we have instead of destabilizing everything because you're all impatient."
She stepped between Bynx and the floating man. "Please put him down. I know they're out of line but we can't afford more fighting amongst ourselves."
That and she was genuinely worried about him. He wasn't well and the little she could do to keep him calm was continuously tested by ill tempered men. Why couldn't they all see what she did? Yes, Bynx was brash but there had been some good beyond the mistakes he'd made. The death toll was lower than last Frostdrift. Mages weren't being spent as quickly. The biggest dissenters came from the rich.