To say that things were disorganized in the Palace that day was an understatement. The only way that they even managed to get enough staff for the lunch service was that the ones who were applying for family members had all been rushed through the application process, while none of the ones who were applying for themselves had been willing to leave the line until it was their turn.
It didn't matter to them that it could take all day, they had their spot, and they were going to keep it.
The Palace was doing their best to keep things running smoothly, but that was the Steward's job, delegated to the head Maid, who was currently on vacation in the countryside. Her assistant was filling in, but with the two top jobs unattended at the moment, she was swamped with work and left praying that the boss would come back early.
In the council chambers, an entirely different sort of chaos reigned. Prince John and his entourage had arrived early after seeing Wolfe flying into the Palace first thing this morning after dropping one of his lovers off at the Investigation Bureau. Or, that was how they interpreted it, anyhow.
"Advisor Alcott, what a pleasure to see you well. My apologies for arriving so early, but I saw the most intriguing thing this morning and simply had to verify it with my own eyes." Prince John was greeting the senior Council Member.
"Oh, what might have been so impressive in our humble city that it drew you all the way here in such a rush?" The Advisor asked, with actual frost forming around her expression as her magic began to leak in annoyance.
"Over Tea" meaning in public with witnesses, but that didn't bother the Prince. He knew all about the paranoia of spies and the spymasters that ruled over them.
Part of what he had been sent here to accomplish this time was to determine who the successor to Noctis was, now that he had been outed as the former spymaster and elevated to the position of Royal Advisor.
"So, might I see the much vaunted Magi Patriarch in his natural element? I'm quite curious about what sort of public service he might be performing here in the Palace." Prince John asked.
"Perhaps we could show you around a little, and I will point out a few of the improvements that he has made for the commoners since he arrived. I have found that he is quite enamoured of the common folk, and shows only respect but not favour to the Nobility." Advisor Noctis suggested, naturally taking over the conversation as the others had issues with the headstrong Prince.
Now it was John's turn to look startled. "You brought him here to help the Commoners on your staff? How unusual."
Noctis chuckled. "On the contrary, he was literally dropped into our grounds by the Faerie Guard. I haven't had a chance to hear the whole story myself, but it seems that they took exception to his presence and assumed he was a Demon, so they deposited him here."
That gave them a perfect excuse for having Wolfe here that didn't involve any plots on their part, and it wasn't information that the Prince couldn't get by flirting with a few maids in the city. Or even just asking one of the shopkeepers. The story had made the rounds of the city the very first day that Wolfe arrived, though most of them didn't recognize him and assumed he was just another Demon hybrid.
"I agree, Advisor Noctis. A tour of his good works might be most enlightening."
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