The commoners, rich merchants, and people of higher status who were not exactly nobles within the Capital City were not the only ones who were having a time of their own, as the weight of the recent events pressed heavily upon every single layer of society without exception, leaving no individual untouched by the aftermath.
The nobles themselves were stunned, no, stunned was an understatement; they were left in a state of unadulterated shock that ran far deeper than mere surprise or disbelief. Especially the Dukes, the three Dukes, Duchess Syvrein Stormveil, Duke Mauvrek Ravencroft, and Duke Rhydion Silvershade, had all personally witnessed the war between the Wargrave Ducal family and the Imperial family unfold before their very eyes, a clash that would be etched into their memories for years to come.
