Author's POV THREE MONTHS LATER Sage stared at the council head on. She closed the files in front of her and shook her head. “None of these policies will benefit the people as much as it will benefit us. We must keep their interests in mind" A voice came from down the table. “Yet we must rebuild. All those bases, broken down buildings. Only one of them has been put back up. If any other attack were to be made, we'll be left vulnerable" he argued. She sighed, “Even with that, I refuse to tax the people double and still take away some amenities from them. It would be unfair. We must choose one” Someone cleared his throat and Sage turned around to find him looking at her.Cole looked back at the table, "We have to admit that the queen is right. If we tax the people too much then they won't trust us and who knows if they would migrate?” Sage was at least grateful that he was on her side. It seemed everyone at the table wanted to argue with her. It had happened in the last five counc
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