Shortly after the incident with the Grand Duke of Moscow, Hans was summoned to his father's study. The boy had taken Veronika to the Court Physician of the Royal Family. Though he initially refused to leave the girl's side as Ewald looked after her, the Imperial Guard ultimately forced him to do so.
Veronika was in good hands. After all, Ewald had learned the basics of modern medicine from Berengar, and had even begun to use surgeries to cure certain conditions. The Princess of Bohemia was not beaten too badly, and because of that, she just needed a small amount of treatment.
As for Hans, he was sitting with a fiercely defiant glare in Berengar's office. His mother was standing next to his father as the two of them castigated him for his behavior. Berengar was furious. His own son had maimed a boyar of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, as well as the Grand Duke. Berengar struggled to calm his wrath as he took a quick swig from his flask before getting the words right in his head.
