Sixty-Six

In the end, Minerva left with her father with only a bear in her arms. Although she felt flattered that her father was willing to buy the entire store for her, she still refused. Aside from the fact that she wouldn't be able to play with those toys, they were just a guest here in the Toen. Wouldn't it be a bother to her Uncle Khalil if they brought those toys to the Palace?

She didn't want to become a burden to them. After all, her Uncle Khalil had a lot of things on his plate already. With the addition of the problem that Lincoln gave upon his return, Minerva understood clearly that her Uncle Khalil might be on his hot seat right now as he tried to stabilize the situation in the South.

Still, she knew that her Uncle Khalil could solve this smoothly. After all, he was Toen's monarch for two centuries. He had already experienced multiple crises during his term. Surely, this wasn't the worst that he had handled, right? He might need to plan thoroughly as countless lives