Glen's breath echoed in the silence after Reiner dropped the bombshell of what he'd just seen.
It felt like the man had uttered something forbidden, something that'd get him dragged to the gallows by the Emperor himself. Like Etien always said, Reiner had a habit of talking crap behind Glen's back. He'd called him names, mocked how the young Emperor earned his title in a way that seemed, at least to him, fishy and frustrating. Especially since it had dragged Etien into the mess. The Duke, who usually didn't give a damn about anything in the empire, suddenly rose from his seat and kicked off a long-ass political reform.
