The capital had not slept in three days.
The arrests of the Master of Coin, the Lord Castellan, and the Archbishop of the Church of Light had detonated through the kingdom's political establishment like one of the Thunder Makers' iron balls striking a fortification ...the initial impact devastating, but the shockwave that followed even more destructive. Every institution, every noble house, every guild and merchant company and government office was scrambling to assess the damage, determine their exposure, and position themselves for whatever came next.
