A Bright Future

"Royal Secretary, it the Emperor convening a meeting today?"

"No. Not today. Tell them it'd be held soon, possibly as early as tomorrow." On the first floor of the palace, in the fourth largest office, Alison answered a group of ministers in a neutral tone.

The man leading the group of six, the finance minister, responded with an embarrassed expression and shifted in his chair. "As you know, it's already been seven days since the coronation.

We all know what his Majesty has done for our race, how much he sacrificed and who he fought. For any of his services, he deserves a long vacation and none of us have any right to question him.

But the public cannot comprehend what he had been through. They're eagerly waiting for his majesty's first set of laws. It doesn't even have to be anything groundbreaking. Just…they want to know that he cares. It's enough."