Chapter Twenty-One
“We need to direct more funds to infrastructure.”
“Only if it’s for high speed internet and other technologies. Cordoba is far too behind in this area of innovation.”
“The oil in our waters is all we need to focus on. That is our main source of wealth.”
“But it needs to be done with more care for the environment. Right, your majesty?”
Leo clenched his hands so as not to work the nerve pulsing in his temple. For the past hour, he’d been fielding questions and breaking up disputes. Though no children were at this dinner, he felt like the only adult in the room of squabbling adolescents. It was always this way when the House of Lords broke bread with the House of Commons. The problem was, this wasn’t a parliamentary meeting. There were foreign dignitaries at the table,
