Annoyance

"So, care to tell me about what happened to Kenneth?" I asked Jerome while we were having tea.

"Well, we have decided to let him get twenty five whips and then let the people do some whipping of their own. Don't forget about the five years in prison as well. Yea, there's that." Jerome smiled as he replied.

"And there was no backlash once this was announced?" I asked.

"Of course there was. Many nobles asked for a so-called fair trial for their fellow nobleman. But then again, it's not like they were keen to go against THE Grand Duke of the kingdom, so that fizzled off pretty quickly." Jerome spoke.

"Fair trial, huh? Meaning, giving an aristocratic judge the power to deliver the ruling, only for him to judge in favor of Kenneth, right?" I asked.

"Precisely." Jerome nodded his head at that point.

"Yea, that ain't happening." I replied.

"True. By the way, you've got a call from the palace. The Emperor wants you to meet him." He spoke.