Chapter 58

That was enough to stop the objections, but not the angry looks he was receiving. Alex sat and waited for the next point on the agenda.
After the introduction of the King, Marquess Seth Perry stood up once again and spoke, "As for the changes in use on Earl Alex's lands, I and a few Nobles want to object to the treatment he grants to the commoners that live there. His changes are an insult to our society and way of life. He was repeatedly asked to stop all the nonsense he was instilling in the minds of every commoner because what he was doing on his lands had instilled some strange ideas in the minds of the commoners who live and work on our lands. Some commoners even had the nerve to demand equal treatment with the payment of a salary for their work and the extreme honour of letting their children attend School, besides the protection we grant them, together with a small share of the harvest.We demand that he stop what he is doing because it is a very dangerous thing to have commoners questioning our role in this country and demanding a life with benefits that no commoner should have!"
A few claps filled the room, and Alex waited patiently. The King bumped his hammer and faced Alex. “Do you want to say something in your defence, Earl Alex?”