Your husband accepts his title; the two estates will be united when your father goes on to his next life. The Office of Public Inquiry files complaints in the Court of Inheritance, and sends Judges of Instruction to inquire into possible crimes. The Office of Public Inquiry is charged with inquiring into potential threats to the state.

This is serious; however you, your husband, and your father know how to handle these efforts. The Office of Public Inquiry is corrupt and underfunded. Judicious bribes abate the enthusiasm of wardens in the Office of Public Inquiry. Some of the Judges of Instruction can be bribed. Those who can't be bribed end up running around in circles as their investigations are diverted. Your lawyers swamp the Court of Inheritance with paper work. If the Imperial Civil Service were honest and conscientious these devices would not work; however the Civil Service is corrupt and slothful and they do work.

In time the Office of Public Inquiry goes back to sleep. You and your husband become a great power in the land; unlike other powers, yours is a force for good.