In the span of one month, waves of news kept shaking the Empire, especially the capital.
The biggest among all these news was about the new decree of the Emperor announcing the wrongdoings of the Spectre, the issuance of passports and the restriction of travels in and out of the Empire. The nobles were visibly shaken because of this sudden news, it took them off guard.
This was because the Emperor clearly laid the damages incurred from the sinister activities of the Spectre out in the open. It was irrefutable and undeniable that they couldn't help but gulp and nod in submission to the new policies after considering the possible damages should the Spectre keep existing in the territory.
Although there was an initial resistance, it was surprisingly easy getting the higher nobles to support the decree with the help of the compensation schemes laid out for their business partners.
