"Your highness, since we now know the truth, how can we crown the son of a murderer  The person next in line for our throne should be prince Ericsson," an old lord spoke up.


    The hall fell quiet for a short moment, many of the lords found what he say reasonable but then if Avalo suddenly has an unknown king it will be troublesome, considering the number of kingdoms against Avalo, after all, prince Ericsson has been missing out on action for so long.


    If prince Sebastian gets anger because they turn on him and join their enemies they will be doomed. With this in mind, some of the lords and nobles did not nod in agreement.


    One even got up to speak against it. "Your Highness, your uncle may still look young but he is already this old. He can be your special adviser there is no need to hand over the throne to him. You are the perfect choice for the throne," He said.


    A few lords and noble nodded their heads in agreement. Prince Sebastian looked at them, these men were such thick-skinned, which of them stoold against Prince Craig when he took over the throne, while he was at the war front. Now they are acting as to support him.


    Is this not just because Avalo has a lot of enemies now waiting for the right chance to destroy Avalo.


    "I do not agree," a few of the lords objected to the men who just spoke. Just like that, an argument broke out among the lords and nobles.


    "What are you saying? If the Crown prince does not become the king the day after tomorrow, he will have to leave Avalo. Can you be certain of Avalo remaining a safe kingdom?"


    "What nonsense, you want to crown the son of a murderer, just because you are scared of war. Are you not scared of the resentment of the gods?" Another argues.


    "What do you mean? Our crown prince here is already blessed by the gods to be the next king. I do not think crowning him will bring the wrath of the gods,"


    "That right, our crown prince has nothing to do with what his father did. He even dare expose his evil did. Tell me what is there for the gods to be angry about?" Someone support.


    " Ahh! How can you still call yourself a man, scared of the unknown? You should hide your head in shame," someone mocked the lords and nobles supporting t prince Sebastian


    "You... If you were in the prince''s shoes would you have revealed the truth? Why are you acting so self-righteous? I dare you to be as honest as the crown prince,"


    " I can act righteously when I want, at least I am not scared of standing on the right track right now,"


    "Ahh! So righteous," a few noble mocked the man who spoke last.


    "Why? Are you not ashamed to act like a coward!" The lord did not let them get to him.


    The argument continues, while prince Sebastian, Queen Magret, and prince Ericsson watch them like fools. These Lord are only speaking up so that they could say in the future that it was because of their efforts that made whoever end up on the throne to seat there.


    Those who supported Prince Ericsson did not hold back. They believe that since the prince helped to clear his uncle''s name he had a good relationship with prince Ericsson so the chances of him leaving Avalo were slim.


    This made it a win-win situation. It does not matter if the prince sat on the throne or not. "Since the prince help to clear prince Ericsson''s name, his benefits should be that he is not exiled from the kingdom but we can not crown him," one of the lords said.


    His voice was calm as though he had the final say in the matter. Do lords and nobles who were supporting prince Sebastian also calm down. As long as the prince will remain in Avalo they did not have a problem.


    After arguing among themselves for some time they finally stopped when they notice the way the three members of the royal family were looking at them as fools.


    One after the other they began to keep quiet and adjust their sitting position. They felt ashamed to argue like the women in the market trying to get the attention of a rich customer. Gradually the hall return to silence.


    "Are you done?" Prince Sebastian mocked them openly. The men bit their inner chick with anger. Most of these men were about his father''s age or older. How could they stand him mocking them?


    Their face turned dark but they did not alter a word. No matter how angry they felt they will not want to be in the enemy zone of prince Sebastian.


    Who knows if their families will disappear overnight without a trace. "Your highness we have to follow the tradition left behind," one lord still spoke up boldly.


    "Which of the tradition are you talking about?" Prince Sebastian asked.


    "Your father is a murderer, he has obtained the throne by stabbing his brother in the back so... " the lord deliberately left his words, hanging.


    "Who is my father?" Prince Sebastian asked. He already says more than once that day that King Roderick''s decision has nothing to do with him.


    These nobles and lords felt he was trying to cut ties with his father. So when he asked who was his father they all felt confused. It was a known fact that he was the son of the late king. Even if he cut ties it did not change the facts.


    Wait? Something seems to have clicked on their heads when they thought of the so-called facts that they knew. Twenty-five years ago they thought that the second prince had murdered his brother for the sake of the throne, Twenty-five years later that fact was proven wrong, so how could they be so sure that prince Sebastian was the late king''s son?


    "Your highness, are you trying to say something?" An old lord was the first to get the hint and asked the right question.


    Prince Sebastian looked at the man but did not say anything. The hall turned quiet as they waited for the prince to speak. They were all afraid of opening their mouths and saying the wrong things.


    "When I was young, I stayed by my brother''s side. My mother already told me since I was able to differentiate wrong from right, that the throne was my brother''s. I have never had any desire of it or anything that was..." Prince Ericsson stopped taking.


    He could not say sure lies in the presence of so many people. True he had never wanted anything that belonged to his brother except one thing that he was sure he could never have. So he chose not to be self-righteous.


    When the Lord saw that how he left his words ganging, they thought he was still sad about his fate years ago. They all felt sorry for him. "Your highness it''s already so long. One must be careful of the friends around them. Who knows if they will turn out to be Snake and bite them," one of the lords console him.


    "Indeed your highness, it was the fault of the people. The priest of the oracle of truth should have been called that way you would not have suffered," a young lord says. He was younger than prince Sebastian and was only seated on his family seat in the council meeting.


    Many of the lords nodded their heads but prince Ericsson did not agree with them. After pretending to be Mason for so long, he knew that his brother had already planned with the priest.


    That old man chose benefits over Justice. It was fortunate that he left the palace before the prince arrived. If that man has fooled the people it would have been hard to clear his name now.


    "King Magon did send for the priest, but prince Ericson ran away before he arrived," an old lord said.


    Why?" The young lord could not help but ask. "If you had stayed your name would have been cleared long ago. You would not have suffered for so long,"


    "Are you sure about that? My brother already made the plans with my close friend to set me up. Do you think he would not have considered me denying and my father sending for the priest?"


    All those who remember my father should remember that he was not the type that jump into concussion with what he heard, without verifying the truth. How could I leave my faith to this? Moreover, I needed to find who killed my brother. Even if the priest was an honest man, since my name is cleared I will not be able to ever find out who killed my brother.


    My good friend Thompson was already in the camp of the enemy. I would have shared all the cues I had with him. Tell me, how will I be able to face my brother in the underworld?" Prince Ericsson asked.


    The people understand what he means, once prince Ericsson is able to clear his name, then the truth would have been buried forever. Not to mention a few people will still be unconvinced and believe that he had a hand in his brother''s death.


    "Well everything is cleared now, your brother is dead, the throne is now yours.. Of how can you feel comfortable having the son of then who murdered your brother seat on the throne," a Nobel man said.