After returning home, Aion confirmed that things were the same as usual. He felt conflicted knowing that everyone did their own things even without his presence. They even paid their taxes. It was a pity since Aion wanted to use any excuse to strengthen his iron rule. He realized that his mother was right when she said that he had been a bit too shrewd lately…
Regardless, Aion took a week of to rest properly and then began to work on the reports that had piled up. Artemisia helped him as well, even though he told her to rest for a while longer. Things soon began to return to normal on their lives, normal as they could be considering the circumstances of their lives.
"It seems that Rarth and the others are doing a good job as captains and sailors," Artemisia said. "The money coming from the maritime revenue increased by two and half times in the last month."
"Yeah," Aion said while watching the town from the window of his office.
