A nightmare-like deep laughter echoed in the banquet hall, silencing the crowd.
Several members of the Tulip Family on the cruise were very familiar and all knew too well the face beneath the grey robe, each of them bowing their heads in silence, mourning the future of their family.
Their gazes involuntarily turned to Austin—the Queen had already subdued most of the Tulip Family, and rather than saying tonight's banquet was aimed at the Tulip Family, it seemed more like a special treat for the Lando Family.
Such a tribute to the Lando Family, reducing all of the Tulip Family to mere accessories—was this the capital of the Queen's lover, making others green with envy to the point of clenching their fists?
The Queen had the Death Knight as an ally, while the Lando Family had the High Priests of both the Naturalist Church and the Moonlight Church—speaking strictly of their power on paper, the Queen had already won.