Caspian smirked when all the ministers' faces fell. The minister of justice looked at the chancellor and then at Caspian again.
Caspian looked at Blaine.
"Even if his highness is married to the daughter of king Matthew, it doesn't change the fact that it would look bad. Didn't you come back to show your loyalty to the Tredian empire?"
At that question, Blaine tilted his head. His eyes darkened for a few seconds. He thought he would be sitting on the throne by now, instead of only being a tool to ally with the Olkrin kingdom. He'll never stop until the throne is his.
Despite those thoughts he said:
"I did."
"Then, shouldn't you want the Tredian empire to deal with the issue if it would undermine it and his majesty if we didn't?"
Blaine smiled gently and said:
"Perhaps minister Caspian hasn't heard the chancellor before, the guards are no match to the clan."
Caspian looked at Gray and asked: