Chapter 327 As Long As It Takes

• The hardest part of the meeting was done. The decree had held, the arguments about witchcraft hadn't broken into open shouting, and Ann felt...if not victorious...at least steady on her feet. That was something. The rest of the business on the table was almost a relief by comparison, practical work instead of endless posturing.
• Sera was the first to speak again, voice calm but insistent. "Your decree is generous, Your Majesty. But generous words don't build roofs. Where exactly are you putting them all?"
• Ann exhaled, grateful for a problem she could actually solve fairly easily..