It's not about whether the Palace Steward has the power to hang the construction workers, Lann at least knows why this matter is vaguely mentioned in the announcement.
The Royal Mausoleum haunting... it's a sensitive issue.
Narrow-mindedness and superstition have always been one of the common follies of ordinary people, perhaps these follies can never be completely eradicated, as they are as enduring as foolishness itself. The mountains of today may become the oceans of tomorrow; the oceans of today may become the deserts of tomorrow. But foolishness remains foolish.
This is a description from a book in this world, and Lann thinks it's somewhat accurate.
Natural disasters, anomalies, ghosts, coupled with the increasingly tense international atmosphere and the resulting survival pressure... the political turmoil it could cause is not to be underestimated.
"We recently hosted two Demon Hunters, one from the Griffin School, and the other, like you, from the Bear School."
