Knox
“f**k!”
Aaron stuck his head into my office after my colorful expletive. “Your Highness, are you all right?”
“No, I’m not all right!” I snarled. I threw the papers I’d been reviewing down on my desk. “Look. Just look at this! Father was right. We’re out of lumber. There’s not nearly enough left to build the fortifications and infrastructure we need in the new territory. Hell, with the quality of wood I have access to right now, we’ll be lucky to be able to finish the bridge!”
Aaron glanced at the papers I’d tossed aside, rifling through them with a troubled expression on his face. “We won’t be able to grow any of our own trees to sufficient height to finish the projects, maybe not even during your entire reign. Not to mention, the trees here are so weak.”
“Of course we won’t be a
