"What plan do you have in mind, Your Majesty?"
The priestess' question pulled King Gray out of his grim and despairing thoughts. Priestess Celistra may not be heavily involved in politics, but even she could not sit by and watch the nobles do as they pleased.
They had to be punished.
'Hah… If only the Goddess were as present as she used to be in the past.' She thought to herself. 'The church has really fallen since the demons arrived.'
"There's only one way to deal with all this…" King Gray said. "I'll be announcing a Royal Assembly of Nobles."
"Royal assembly?" Osbourne turned to his father, narrowing his eyes thoughtfully. "I see… A mandatory summoning will force the nobles to respond, and if they fail to respond, you have the power to strip them of their noble titles for breaching the crown's law."
"Exactly…" The king nodded, watching as realisation lit in the eyes of the others. "Naturally, they will know what this is about, but they can't refuse."
