Exposed

When Mina placed all the blame on them, the maids rushed forward and fell on their knees in front of Eros.

"Mercy your highness, please spare our lives. It was lady Mina who told us to leave our mistress alone. She was furious with our mistress for insulting her near the pond. We were scared of Lady Mina and doesn't want to get on her bad side. So we did as we were told to do" they confessed.

Mina is the person who runs the harem and she is the closest woman to their king and their future queen. So they are scared of her. They did what she told them to do because they doesn't want to get into trouble and lose their jobs. But now things changed and the king is handling the issue. Their king has the ultimate say in everything, so they don't want to get killed because they followed what Mina asked them to do.

When Eros heard the confession of the maids, he became angry. He remembered how mad Mina was when Iris talked back at her and dosent let Mina bully her. Eros doesn't have to ask