That made me mad af too but that made the fl made a connection with the previous fl, and the other girls. On thr other hand, the king was really crumbling like i want, hehehhehhehe
I saw it as the emperor trying to get a hold on the finances of the Duke without the Duke having any control. He banked on them not knowing the Aretes trait so he could get free cash. The Earl blamed amel obviously to help the emperor cause he messed up bad. When it all came to light someone had to take the fall
And he ended up became a lizard that cuts his leg and not his tail
If that was the case...regarding the special “grant” of the crystal...it was so easily solved...what the fvck that the whole point of the last 6 chapters...?? Why drag it out...??