Seeing the atmosphere change, Hudson decisively announced the end of the meeting.
The internal grievances and grudges within the kingdom were like a tangled mass, impossible to unravel by human effort.
When destined not to succeed, the best choice is to steer clear.
The task of mediating the disputes between the two factions was successfully completed; both the emerging nobility and the king were dissatisfied, but there was no helping it.
The bitter fruit they planted, they must swallow themselves.
At the last court meeting, when they decisively abandoned the reformists, they should have anticipated this day would come.
If they had resolutely supported the reformists back then, even if the reform failed, they could have persisted a few more days.
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The Human World is in turmoil, and the Alien World is no more peaceful.
Any effective reform inevitably encroaches on vested interest groups. Where there's interest involved, disputes are bound to arise.
