Ryan fidgeted with his sleeves, feeling tense as the minutes went by. Yesterday had been such a joyful occasion that he had wanted to live in yesterday forever. His birthday couldn’t get any more special thaan that. And yesterday would stay in his memories forever. All good things only lasted for a while, and Ryan should have known that by now, but his foolish heart didn’t learn that lesson at all. How to go about this? His father, no, the Chief Minister of Avera, had sent him a letter to come and meet him in his office. It only happened when his father was serious about things. The scroll that was sent to summon him had been signed as Chief Minister of Avera, not a personal scroll from his father. Ryan couldn’t help but straighten his collar once again. Looking at