Called it, bro overestimated himself to the moon and back.
And then her dad would have died. The emperor might have saved him from the trial, he'd found the same proof Elijah had after all. But duke Croft wouldn't have been able to regain his reputation, Lizena would have continued to control the narrative. Jeremy wouldn't have come back and spied on duke Droight and signalled his conspiring with House Sios to the emperor. Her son isn't the only one she care about, not the only one she hoped would live freely. And really it's Lizena that forced this, she panicked about Eli having a son, and instead of realising that Eli had been hiding him so far and likely didn't want to reveal him, she forced the issue. And now she's going to face another mother in full protection mode.
I NEEEEEED another chapter
they are back