"The East still suffers from the drought. Thankfully the crop I found in the neighboring kingdom has been growing well, soon they will have their first harvest. The South has been prosperous, the trading ports have been booming, and the investigation into the smuggling of opioids has finally bore results. We should be hearing news from the King that the problem has been solved. The orphanages have been running well, and none have more than twenty children," Jeremiah announced.
"We haven't been in a war in the last decade. Taxes were lowered in the rural areas on the edges of the Empire as well," Launce nodded, explaining the reason.
"Yes, and I have talked to the board of directors at the academy. Learning basic first aid, and common herbalogy will be mandatory in order to become either
