“Donovan, are you sure about this? It’s a crucial time to be away.” The patriarch insisted once again, his expression firm and concerned.
“It’s an important project Grand-Uncle, I don’t trust anyone to handle it as delicately as it needs to be. I’ll have to go in myself.” Donovan replied exasperatedly, not the first time he had to retell his reasons again.
Since the patriarch heard about his business trip to the capital, he had been ill at ease. Which was ridiculous, because Donovan had been to further places than the capital city which was just half a days of travel by car and less than 2 hours by air. So he really didn’t see the need to be troubled. Sure the empire was in a bit of distress due to what happened with Nathaniel, and the fact that the culprit was still at large, but he sim
