CHAPTER 183 - The Proof.

For a moment, time itself hesitated.

The King, the ruler of the strongest nation in the four-kingdom alliance and a wielder of an ancient artifact passed down through centuries… was now locked in an intense staring contest with a floating squirrel wearing a paper crown.

The courtroom held its collective breath.

"What… is the meaning of this?" A minister finally whispered, as if saying it too loudly would awaken something foul.

"That," Raven said, eyes closed like a prophet in meditation, "is Nibbles. He is the Sovereign Arbiter of the Acornia Accord."

"The what—"

"He will speak for us," Jessy said solemnly, as if this wasn't the most ridiculous thing in political history.

Nibbles floated upward with all the grace of a feather dipped in destiny, abandoning the acorn provided by Raven as if it weren't a worthy enough place to be his seat.