After a long night of sleep in the luxurious chambers afforded to them by King Gregor, Emily felt ready to tackle the last day of negotiations.
Finally.
The last day of this.
She'd be beside herself if it ended up extending beyond this day, so...
It'd better be the last day.
The meeting itself began the same way as the prior one. Each delegate from each kingdom made some excuse, claiming to want the best for the world, for Emily's sake, but actually only looking out for themselves and wanting to exert control over her for that benefit.
The fresh new start of energy she had quickly drained away into the dull mental exhaustion of every other day.
Frankly, it was starting to annoy her.
The delegates and their endless pedantic suggestions they had to know would never be accepted were starting to annoy her, too.
A lot.
