An abrupt silence reigned after the Queen's departure, leaving Finn with a profound awe of her terrifying power.
He glanced at Preceptor Elias, who still stood on his floating sword, but now had a deep frown carving lines into his old face as he pondered the Queen's final words. Finn's own mind raced, digesting the surprising inside knowledge he'd just heard: The Royal family maintained its own specially-raised, loyal Ossuarists.
The fact itself wasn't too surprising. Any shrewd leader would have measures like this, if only as a political insurance against any contingencies. What truly stunned Finn was the Queen's declaration that she could utterly cleanse the Ossuary's influence from Aethelos and replace their entire function with her internal loyalists.
