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––– The royal gathering ended in terse silence. Despite his youthfulness, the king was a great arbiter in matters of state, and when tensions rose between the representatives of factions in the court he could easily put the dispute to rest with a wisdom unseen since the early glimpses of his grandfather’s reign. In his absence, unrest unraveled within the privy council and Edward, as displeased as any to quit the session without any true resolution, squared his shoulders and migrated toward the Duke of Norfolk. The ancient nobleman was a likely enemy, should he decide to pursue such a route, and yet Seymour was inclined to believe that his worth lied in his unlikely alliance. “My Lord Norfolk,” he broached tastefully, the ghost of a grin touching the corners of his mouth, “am I correct in presuming that the events of this council have disturbed you as greatly as they have disturbed me?”