Harem Multiverse Challenge

Ch 125. Face of Treachery

The grand hall remains steeped in a charged silence, like the calm before a tempest. The weight of the recent revelations hangs heavily in the air, threatening to unleash a storm of uncertainty and conflict upon the kingdom. I stand at the center of it all, keenly aware of the growing tension surrounding me.

The crowd begins to stir, whispers of disbelief and skepticism swelling like a rising tide. As the news of Prince Theodore's abdication spreads through the hall, murmurs and gasps can be heard among the assembled courtiers.

Some of the more impudent nobles have already begun to voice their doubts about my legitimacy, but I am prepared to prove them wrong. Among them, influential nobles step forward, their expressions hardened and their eyes fixed upon me with disdain.

Lord Harrington, a man known for his cunning and manipulative ways voices their concerns, his voice dripping with scorn. "This is an outrage! How can we allow a mere blacksmith to assume the mantle of leadership? It