Devaguea let the two groups work, keeping with his established schedule, as the common citizens seemed to find some comfort in the regularity. For him, though, it was nearly driving him mad. But he endured, and once he had Talia's evidence, he put out a note about the bard's trial being in two days, so that he would have spent only ten days in prison. He had a personal goal to keep no one in prison without a trial for longer than a fortnight, though he was willing to let it go as long as a month for more... sensitive affairs. Still it was nice to see that his advisers were competent.<br/><br/>The trial was planned, and the intended outcome was permanent banishment from the kingdom. He did not think his populace would stomach an execution too soon, and by showing 'weakness' early, it would make his rivals complacent, letting him get ahead later.