Woooow, how did the conversation take such a wild turn. Here's a guy that's long dead and his associate both making really outrageous baseless accusations, just with word of mouth as their proof? That's outrageous and insulting, I can't believe they weren't shut down. Athy was too inexperienced and shocked, but the right course of action was probably to end the meeting immediately on the bias of: certifying this man's identity and secure the safety of the nobles, as this person entered the meeting under a false identity.
I wonder if Athy couldn't detain him as well for the slander of the current Royal family.
Ugh I'm so frustrated that he got away with all that bullshit. Not because the story isn't written realistically, but the SHEER AUDACITY of this man.