Discussing integrity with a group of shameless scoundrels would only get you one answer.
"What's integrity? Can you eat it or wear it?"
Arguing ethics and morals with the shameless is endless; it is more practical to shift the focus to tangible matters soon.
Everyone with a sound mind, including those in Charlemagne themselves, could easily see that their country had reached its end. The remaining time was not counted in days or months, but in hours or minutes.
The whole of Charlemagne was in panic, and the majority of the populace felt deceived by the government. The propaganda that had been disseminated now seemed not just absurdly comical but the delusions of lunatics.