"Are you going to allow these foreigners to speak to me like this?” He appeals to Charles and Catherine. “To accuse me of such crimes? Murder? Attempted murder, conspiracy and blackmail?" he turns to Brad, trying to intimidate him into backing down, but Brad meets his gaze. “By God, I would call you out if you were worth it. Who are you to judge my actions?”
“Your actions are treasonous, and have endangered the good standing between their country and ours.”
De Guise turns to his king astonished at his rebuke, amazed that he refuses to back him up. “Sire-“
“Be grateful they merely seek justice and not revenge.” Catherine says in a voice of pure ice.
Charles butts in, eager to assert his dominance. "I see no reason to protect you if have broken the rules. You, de Guise are not above the
