Prince Russel came over from his office in the banking building just after dinner, another deliberate choice to avoid having anything directly to do with the two Barons outside of business.
They had come all this way, and they would be considered based on the merits of their loan application, as the agreement had stated.
But that didn't mean that the Royals weren't holding a grudge against their entire bloodline.
Dominic realized that it was equivalent to holding them responsible for things that their crazy Uncle did, as the direct lineage of a traitor were all executed, as were any other family members known to have supported and assisted their treason.
So, these men were not guilty of the crime, but they were also not truly deemed worthy of the titles they inherited. It was simply too much of a threat to the other Nobles to start stripping an extended lineage of their titles.
