"I hope the riot hasn't affected France."
Theodore walked shoulder to shoulder with Talleyrand toward the reception room, while the Bavarian State Minister and Foreign Minister, among others, could only follow behind as mere accessories.
"It was more than a mere riot, Your Majesty," Talleyrand said loudly enough to ensure the surrounding Bavarian ministers could hear. "You must be aware of those Liberals' ideology—they have always sought to subvert the monarchy and plunder the nobility's wealth. They are a group of dangerous madmen!"
"And the recent events in the northwestern provinces of France were instigated by those madmen."
"They all deserve to be cursed," Theodore chimed in, though puzzled as to why the French had come all this way to discuss this matter, as it had nothing to do with him. "Oh, I've heard that the rebels from the Southern Netherlands seemed to be involved?"