The assassin remains bound beneath heavy guard near the council chamber wall. Physicians work over King George and Queen Charlotte while Arthur, Sebastian, and Leo stay close to their family; Adrian remains in Charlotte’s arms.
The Assassin
Call for Justice Theodor. The purse from the monastery was part of a larger deception, and the intended victim sits close to this household.
The physicians pause over their work. Charlotte draws Adrian nearer without shifting his injured arm, while George watches the bound man through a veil of pain.
The Assassin
I will name no victim before him in public. Grant me a private audience, and I will tell Theodor who the purse was meant to condemn.
A guard sends a runner for Theodor, sealing the chamber doors as suspicion settles over the royal household. No one can tell whether the prisoner is revealing treachery or shaping another lie.
King George
Bring the justice here under escort. Until he arrives, the assassin speaks to no one alone.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn whom the assassin intended to condemn
✓ Quest Accepted
Establish whether the assassin’s warning is truthful