The Count is still for what feels like a long time after that announcement, tensely watching the carnival members banter about it in what he considers to be a frivolous manner. It's insulting, to say the least.

Finally, he eases back into a more relaxed pose, leaning on the arm of the throne.

"You must realize now that this is the most severe of crimes," he says. "And that 'self-preservation' is likely not her only goal."

At least, in the eyes of the Courts it isn't.