"I'm glad things are so much better in the Pearl Kingdom now," Mana said to Raven, as they walked towards the lunch hall. The two children had attended the court in the morning, and Mana had not only been very impressed with how great a king Raven was even at this young age of thirteen, but also with how much improvement there was in the attitudes of the ministers and officials.
Of course, it didn't escape her notice that a lot of the ministers and officials were new – Head Sage Yue and Regent Prince Yuki had indeed worked hard to get rid of the corrupt people in the court itself. Things were running a lot more smoothly now, and with a higher pay and clear roadmap of what was to be done, the new ministers and officials worked sincerely and diligently to prove themselves.
