Queen Lilith, her crimson eyes gleaming with a mixture of amusement and a dangerous, predatory light, declared, "Now then, it's official. And in the witness of the high priest and the most powerful people in the entire empire, you should feel proud."
She then turned her gaze, sharp and unforgiving, to the Knight Commander, Erwin, who had been standing frozen in a state of stunned, horrified disbelief. "Now," she said, her voice a low, dangerous purr that sent a shiver down the spines of everyone in the cathedral, "we should turn to the real matter at hand. Commander Erwin, did you know that your son was committing a grave sin by attempting to take everything from that girl?"
He stammered, his own face a mask of pale, desperate confusion. "I… I didn't know she loved someone, Your Majesty. I had no idea."