[The response of the open court held yesterday, as well as the edict pronounced this evening, remains mixed.
Harsh accusations were raised by the Richemuloise delegation against the Vicomte de Roissy, Juste Marceaux -- Bernart Pasquier and Felise Amelotte, the ambassadors sent by Richemulot, claimed that Juste Marceaux had engaged in patricide, and were wishing to see him extradited, brought back to Pont-a-Museau to stand trial for his crimes alongside his accomplices, his wife Magda and sister Céleste. While the Lady-Governor wasted little time in denying the Richemuloise delegation's request, the Vicomte de Roissy's reputation in the City of Lights has sunk to an all-time low. Few have reason to doubt the Grande Dame's representatives, and believe it's only a matter of time before the man's treachery is made manifest here in Dementlieu.
The gentry in Port-a-Lucine let out a sigh of relief, in response to the legislation that has been passed. With these new laws, these new policies, it seems that dangerous and reckless magicians like Mariska Lerch and Myrcella Artois will no longer claim innocent lives with their carelessness. However, the law is not without critics -- the University of Dementlieu, with its strong focus on the "arcane sciences", is displeased, both with these new laws and with the re-allocation of monies for each department by Councilor Wymmer Drukker. Some street magicians, barely able to make a living as is with their performances, have already spoken out, concerning the exorbitant fee needed for a license. Lastly, there are even a few aristocrats who, despite recent evidence offered to the contrary, continue to view magic as but 'smoke and mirrors', and see the new laws as an exercise in frivolity.
It is also said that the distinguished Simone d’Évreux, Duchesse de Beauvais, Comtesse de Angoulême, Marquise de Calmont, travelled all the way from Chateaunoir to speak to the Lady-Governor and her Council of Brilliance -- Her Grace spoke of her 'concern' regarding the Company of the Fox, and its continued presence outside the wals of Port-a-Lucine.]