Chapter 731. The Two of Them Held Each Other Tight

Maxwell’s remaining allies quickly defected, desperate to distance themselves from him.

But redemption would not come so easily.

Leif VI read aloud a list of names—members of Parliament who had directly conspired with Maxwell.

“Guards,” he commanded, “arrest every person on this list.”

Royal guards stormed the chamber, seizing the named conspirators where they sat.

Panic swept through the hall. Men fell to their knees, pleading for mercy.

“Your Majesty, forgive us!”

“We were forced! Please, have mercy!”

“Your Majesty, I’m innocent!”

Leif VI’s expression did not soften. “Take them all away. The courts will determine who is innocent and who is guilty.”

He would not wrong a single good man, nor spare a single traitor. Every name on that list had been verified through years of quiet investigation.

Once the arrests were made, those who had followed Maxwell out of fear rather than loyalty were left trembling, pale with drea