CENTRAL COMMAND
HER MAJESTY HASN’T GOTTEN OUT OF BED FOR 17 HOURS.
ROYAL PHYSICIAN
SOMETHING MUST BE SERIOUSLY WRONG.
OH MY...
IS SHE VERY ILL?
HER MAJESTY IS...
...SLEEPING.
WHAT...?
FOR 17 HOURS?
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HUMANS TO HIBERNATE?
WHAT? N-NO...
Episode 33
THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT, THE MORE FRUSTRATING IT IS.
THAT OLD MAN IS NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED.
TEN DAYS AFTER THE TRIAL
HOW DID I END UP GETTING SENTENCED TOO?
HM? OH, THIS IS GOOD.
YOU’RE AWFULLY SLY, ARCY.
HUH? ME?
NOT DUKE KIEL?
AREN’T YOU GETTING US CONFUSED?
I’M THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WITH THREE MONTHS OF PROBATION OUT OF NOWHERE.
I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE POINT OF THIS WHOLE INCIDENT...
...WAS TO GET RID OF DUKE WHEATON.
BUT THINKING ABOUT IT NOW... THAT WASN'T IT.
WHEN SHE PROVOKED HIM,
KEPT HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE,
AND PUT HIM ON TRIAL,
I ASSUMED HER GOAL WAS TO ELIMINATE A POLITICAL RIVAL.
THE EVIDENCE WAS UNDENIABLE. YOU COULD'VE PUNISHED HIM WITH YOUR ROYAL AUTHORITY ALONE,
BUT INSTEAD, YOU HELD A TRIAL TO GIVE THE DECISION MORE LEGITIMACY.
WAS YOUR REAL GOAL TO RESTORE DUKE KIEL'S AUTHORITY?
WELL...
PRETENDING TO BE BUSY CHOOSING A MUFFIN
EVEN IF SHE IS IN NEED OF CAPABLE PEOPLE, GODEL KIEL WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING A REBELLION.
IF ARCY HAD REINSTATED HIM ON HER OWN, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE SHE WAS WELCOMING BACK A TRAITOR.
BUT IF HE'S USED UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVERYONE CAN ACCEPT, THEN...
THE NOBLES THEMSELVES WILL START CALLING FOR HIS REINSTATEMENT.
THEY KNOW HE WILL DELIVER FAIR JUDGMENTS WITHOUT BIAS.
IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
EXACTLY.
I WENT THROUGH ALL THAT AND STILL GOT THREE MONTHS OF PROBATION. ISN'T THAT A BIT MUCH?
DIDN'T YOU ACCEPT IT WITHOUT COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT WAS A FAIR RULING?
I MEAN, YES...
BUT WHEATON WAS EXILED INSTEAD OF EXECUTED...
THREE MONTHS OF PROBATION
THAT WAS A POLITICAL DECISION AS WELL.
HIS PAST ACHIEVEMENTS AS A DUKE COULDN'T BE IGNORED.
AND IF THE PUNISHMENT WERE TOO HARSH, SOMEONE WOULD INEVITABLY TAKE ISSUE WITH IT LATER.
YOU THOUGHT OF ALL THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
NO, THAT WAS THE CUNNING OLD MAN'S IDEA.
BUT I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY NEED WHEATON DEAD ANYWAY, SO IT WORKED OUT FINE.
WHERE WILL HE BE EXILED?
WELL, SINCE I PULLED DUKE KIEL FROM THE TEMPLE, I SHOULD SEND SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY.
WHEATON'S PRETTY NEAT AND TIDY... DON'T YOU THINK THE JOB SUITS HIM?
THOUGH IT'LL BE...
...VERY, VERY...
...BORING.
THIS ISN'T SWEET AT ALL.
IS IT BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE MUFFIN?
WHAT DID I JUST SEE?
IT'S NOT SWEET.
SHOCKED
HMM... IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE...
JUST DRINK IT AS IT IS. TOO MUCH SUGAR IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
NOPE, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU...
CHUG
UGH, IT'S SO BLAND.
IT'S STRANGE.
I SLEPT SO MUCH, BUT I'M STILL SLEEPY.
HER MAJESTY HASN'T GOTTEN OUT OF BED FOR 17 HOURS.
YOU'VE ALREADY SLEPT PLENTY. TRY SLEEPING AT NIGHT.
YOU'RE REALLY WARM, WALTER.
I BET THIS WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IN WINTER. IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE YOU NEXT TO ME WHEN I SLEEP.
SHARING A BED IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
I'M JUST JOKING.
EVEN I KNOW THAT MUCH.
WHEN I WAS WIPING YOUR HANDS EARLIER,
I NOTICED THEY'RE ALWAYS COLD.
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT. MAYBE IT'S DUE TO POOR CIRCULATION.
SINCE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT, COULD YOU MASSAGE MY HANDS FOR ME?
YOURS ARE WARM, AFTER ALL.
AH...
THIS IS PARADISE...
SHE'S ACTING LIKE AN OLD WOMAN...
YOU'RE UNDER PROBATION FOR THREE MONTHS. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO IN THE MEANTIME?
I'M GOING TO MASSAGE YOUR ARM NOW.
HMM...
IN THREE MONTHS, IT'LL BE SPRING. I WAS PLANNING TO HOLD THE CORONATION THEN.
I THINK I'LL JUST TREAT THIS AS A BIT OF A BREAK.
I'VE BEEN USING MY BRAIN TOO MUCH LATELY. I FEEL LIGHTHEADED.
THAT'S PROBABLY U BECAUSE SHE SLEPT FOR 17 HOURS.
WALTER'S MAXIMUM SLEEP DURATION: 6 HOURS
IN THAT CASE... ARE YOU FREE THIS WEEKEND?
THIS WEEKEND? WHY?
I WAS THINKING WE COULD GO OUT TO CLEAR OUR HEADS.
WHERE ARE WE GOING? SHOPPING? A HOT SPRING?
WELL, I WAS THINKING OF GOING TO A MOUN--
IF I SUGGEST HIKING, SHE'LL REJECT IT IMMEDIATELY.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT HER MAJESTY NEEDS MOST IS EXERCISE.
EVEN HER POOR CIRCULATION IS LIKELY DUE TO LACK OF ACTIVITY.
OH... YES.
HOW ABOUT A HOT SPRING?
HOT SPRİNG
OF COURSE! LET'S GO TOMORROW!
I NEED TO PACK!
SHOULD I BRING ROSE OIL? ♡
HOW MANY TOWELS SHOULD I BRING?
A HOT SPRING...?
DÉJÀ VU
Dawn of Vengeance Chapter 33 revolves around Arcy receiving three months of probation ten days after the trial and His Majesty sleeping for 17 hours. Arcy realizes the Duke Wheaton case was actually orchestrated to restore Duke Kiel's authority, debates Wheaton's exile verdict, and makes hot spring plans with Walter.
