The Event [4]
As expected, the nobles were as expressionless as usual. There wasn't even a slight change of expression on their faces. Their frightening composure led Nathan to believe they either knew about this or had done something like this before.
'The former king would never do something like this,' Nathan thought, recalling the past. During the era of the previous king, there was a disparity between nobles and commoners, but it was subtle. The previous king had done a good job of keeping the balance, not allowing the nobles to mistreat the commoners as they pleased. It was one of the reasons he was hated by the nobles.
With the previous king's death, the delicate balance that had kept the nobles in check was thrown into disarray. No longer was there a powerful figure who dared to stand against the greedy nobles. Instead, King Aldric embraced the nobles' disdain for the common folk. He was even crueler compared to others.