Chapter Forty Five, Decisions
King Xavier IV Point of view
I suppressed a bored sigh, these meetings with the Salker lords and nobles seemed to be going around in circles with not much substance. We had agreed two hours ago that we would increase our order of silk, and pay the 2.5% increase for the pleasure, also I had offered gold from the mines without increase, this was a good trade deal for them, yet still they debated the finer points endlessly, covering the same topic that they had already agreed upon. Prince Salker was clapping his hands every two minutes for some reason or another, and I wondered if he might have permanent bruising upon the palms of his hands as a result. My mind wandered to Esperanza, and how she was this day, I hope that she is not exhorting herself to m
