I've always been a terrible liar, everyone around me could read me so easily; that's because emotions always dominated me and came out to my face. However after Louise's death, all that changed in me; I focused on hiding my thoughts, feelings, and pain. Behind a petrified and serious face, with an appraising and expressionless look, which in itself has become my greatest ally in avoiding people and their inconvenient questions, I live like this. I find myself surviving in this world, maybe I was really a damn selfish person who only thinks about his own pain and forgets about others, but it was hard to let go of everything that happened; that ghost haunted me from the first seconds of my day until the moment I close my eyes from exhaustion. I should think of the people, of course, yet I don't, until that angry redhead confronted me in Nigrum, something in my chest snapped awake like a snap of fingers. The urge to show her that she was wrong filled me like a fury, her words affected my ego, so as soon as I got back to the palace I started analyzing the situation in the military sector, and by God, I don't know what my father is doing it however the situation is precarious; if we were attacked tomorrow, for example, Atlanta would certainly lose the war due to lack of weapons, the population being fed up with the difficulties and low quality education. I dropped the papers on my desk feeling the weight of conscience, all this must have happened due to the absence of my parents in front of parliament, this is because they focused on me in these last years, I took my hand to my hair pulling it with a certain force I should find a solution to all this. My moment of self-loathing was interrupted when the King entered my office without knocking, my father in all his poise and erect posture unshakable; I would never say that Atlanta is going through hard times just by looking at its ruler, he stops in front of my desk and stares at me.
________ Good to see you here at last. - Unlike my mother, my father is not as warm, Robert Crowther, king of Atlanta is as distant and cold as an ice stone, but still I always knew that he loves me. ________ What is happening to the country? - I question him, the man does not express anything, he remains serious as usual.
________ We are going through a financial crisis, it is something normal, there is not a country that has not gone through this. - He looks at the window and shuts up.
________ And what exactly are you doing to change that? - He got even more erect, I noticed that his neck muscles became even tighter.
________ Everything that is needed, alliances, changes in budgets, tax increases, under goods that are exported. - He was silent and I was thoughtful.
________ Increased taxes for the people? - He nodded in agreement - That's something you shouldn't do, you're shooting yourself in the foot! - I exclaimed irritated.
________ What else can I do Nathan?! - His voice came out thick and haughty, two years ago I would have been afraid, nowadays I just feel motivated.
________ I should take that away from the nobles, not the poor! - I growled in his direction.
________ Laws exist for everyone whether they are rich or poor Nathan. - I took a deep breath with the king's answer, he started walking towards the door - But if you have another idea to help I can rethink - He looked towards me, my fist was clenched above the table - By the way the five enlisted for the position of crown assistant, are in parliament, they will present their missions, the four best will remain, for this reason you must be present to watch, after all, it is you who will decide, do not be late. He left my office making me tense, not only for the news but also for letting me know about this girls' challenge. Honestly, I felt concerned about the decision of each one of them, for this reason I urged them to have a jury, after all, people's lives were in their hands. Hours after talking to my father, I headed towards parliament; each of them would enter in turn being called according to their sector, the first three girls who presented their solutions, were precise in deciding to convict the criminals. However, due to the decision of the jury, her proposal was not accepted, Rowena Rascov, the professional dancer sentenced an innocent man to life imprisonment, the jury condemned the research done by her and showed the reality of the man, bringing soon after the real culprit. For this reason the blonde would be withdrawn from the enlistment and would return to her sector. At the end of the third girl's presentation, Nigrum's redhead was summoned; Ayla Marin, as she walked towards the lawyer's location, she showed no fear, in fact her face showed that nothing intimidated her, her expression when looking at me was sarcastic; I squeezed my hands tightly into a fist, she is so extremely petulant, audacious and irritating. Her pert nose and unbridled way of speaking only show how unconcerned the military girl is with her own safety and well-being, in relation to the rich nobles, and of course her speech brought pinpricks to the government and how it is flawed in the matter financially, my father shifted irritably on his throne, but as soon as I glanced at him he stopped and did nothing. At the end of her precise presentation, Ayla tells a part of her life, and how her father was taken out of her life for the same reason as the defendant. It makes me loosen my fists, I'm amazed at how naturally she says it all, did she see her father get killed? As? When? Who would have done that to her? I swallowed hard, when she passed by the royal family her reverence was extremely mocking, my father almost got up however my hand held his stopping him. The king looked in my direction and then I shook my head negatively, that was not the time to say anything, in fact she had her reasons to hate us, her family went hungry, her father died for this reason; the flawed government caused all this in her and many people's lives, as soon as she left my verdict on the ladies who would remain there in the palace was given, Rowena was the only one to be disqualified, and as for Ayla... I had created an enemy imminent my father.