Apionnas raises an eyebrow at the departing figure of the Megas.

I'd call an Emergency Session of the Magnaura anything but a charade.

The process is critical to this Empire moving forward as a concerted group of nobles.

And while I agree that actions speak volumes...

words bind men of integrity and honour to their actions.

Unless of course some men are comfortable with "saying one thing, while doing another."

The swearing of fealty publicly will therefore always have a place in the order of things.