The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 366: Davira vs Karl.

Sigrid’s hands moved from the back to the front and she interlocked them, not because she needed to but because she had to stop herself from stuffing Karl’s mouth shut with some of those daffodils.

Her face was immaculate, only the brief narrowing of her eyes told those that were watching her that she was unhappy.

Karl was one of them and he smiled secretly as if he had hit the bullseye. noveldrama

"My man...shut up." One of the ministers whispered.

Roland put his arm around Sigrid’s shoulder and smiled. The smile was slow and exact, diplomacy stilled, just as Sigrid had taught him.

"The fact that noble families too fell prey to the schemes of the phantom midwife is a representation of a serious problem that we have in this empire. Rogue mages." He said evenly, each words extracted with deliberation, "Ever since the laws on magic and mages were changed, we have been encouraging all the mages in hiding to come out in the open.

We want them to register and be part of the society. No longer do they have to live in the shadows because they are afraid that they will be killed or forced to fight in the royal army as mage knights.

The phantom midwife was a rogue mage who refused to join our society and she was summoned in secret. It is undoubted that she helped but she also did so much damage.

Nobody is to blame for this, except her. Those of you that used her services, you are not to blame for believing in good. Your trust was betrayed, you are the victims. Those that have worries should take their children to the mage estate.

The Lord mage and his team are examining all the children that were birthed by the phantom midwife for traces of lost souls or any magic related problems. Thank you Mr. Karl for your interest in this matter.

But, we are here for an official visit related to the growth of Nemoris. I believe that we should give it all our eyes and ears. Thank you."

He redirected, artful and incisive, steering the narrative back to the business that had brought them to Nemoris. No anger, no raised voice, No dismissive gesture. He turned Sigrid around and they walked away. His presence throbbed with power, like a lion protecting his lioness from the shadows.

The minister followed.

"Really Karl!" Davira slapped Karl with the approved sheet of topics that were allowed to stick to. "We are covering official news, not tabloid trash."

Karl sneered at her. "A mage that was disguised as a kind helper and stealing the souls of children is what you call tabloid trash!"

"There is a time and place for everything Karl." Davira pointed out. "You asked the crown princess a question and she responded to it. Why do you have to turn around and ask a disrespectful question."

Karl scoffed. "And what was disrespectful about it? It is true that the Thorin family summoned the phantom midwife because Lady Deanne was having trouble giving birth. The story that is also spreading says that the phantom midwife was killed by a mage that discovered what she was doing as it had been to her child.

What mage? Why was that part of the story left out? Where is the proof that the phantom midwife truly did what is being said she did? If she is dead, where is her body?

Why not have her arrested and questioned so that the people could hear for themselves what crimes she was guilty of. This story is full of holes. A good reporter that is interested in the truth more than showing their face on television and scoring a good noble marriage would be chasing that instead of asking the crown princess what her favorite flowers are."

Davira scoffed as well. "You think you know it all and you are Eldoria’s best reporter." She leaned forward and said in a low voice. "Royalty is royalty, one must know what to say or not to say around the regent emperor and empress."

"And the truth is the truth." Karl bit out.

Davira laughed. "The truth is that the phantom midwife was a bad person and someone got rid of her for all of our good. The mage estate has already confirmed that truth of this story.

They even shared how they discovered the truth by finding silver specks in the eyes of the children. The Lord mage has already said that he was the first to notice the specks and he was investigating but someone else discovered the truth first and killed the mid wife in a rage.

What else do you need to know? If you have questions, take them to the Lord mage. As for your opinions on how I do my job, I don’t really care."

She stormed off in a fury. Karl did not know how hard it was to get the crown princess to open up about herself on camera. He did not know how many women in Eldoria were always calling or writing to the tv station, urging them to interview the crown princess.

Davira had been lucky enough to get her to open up about her favorite flowers and the rumor that the crown prince gave her poems and flowers daily.

She had been hoping to slip a question about the naked painting of the crown prince in there. Karl had ruined it all.

Karl slow walked back to the car, unrepentant and unapologetic. He could not prove it but his gut said the crown princess knew something about this matter of the phantom mage.

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It was midday when they returned to the royal castle. While Roland went off to another meeting with the minister for education, Sigrid was diverted by Elarin to the chambers of the queen.

"Lady Florentine refuses to eat, she has been demanding to see you and she threatened to throw herself out of the window if you did not visit."

"Then let her do it." Sigrid answered with a mild cruel tinge.