Any king would not take the slightest disrespect. Even on the mainland, no one would openly challenge the king's authority. Miguel was already a Rothschild — a powerful clan on the mainland — but even the clan head would choose his words before the king.
That was why this king of Rikhill baffled him. What was more baffling was that everyone, especially the royal knights, was acting as though there was nothing wrong with the situation.
Miguel watched the situation till the very end. Apparently, the missing crate was simply misplaced. The royal knights found it in the lost and found. Therefore, the lord who accused the other one of stealing had to apologize.
Even so, the king didn't let both lords off the hook. He forced the other lord to apologize as well; he was the first to draw his sword. The good news for that was, no one got physically hurt.
