I know he is still very much in pain just looking at me because of the internal injury he received more than ten years ago, but I really admire this persevering side of him that I rarely see. "I just need the money to upgrade our aging and decrepit facilities here, and Queen Stacie said that there are not enough extra funds to divert from the royal treasury. The Imperial Sovereign Fund is our last and only hope for surviving as an autonomous province and, in turn, safeguarding our culture and individuality." "Money that I and my house cannot give out without any plans for profitability," I said simply, and I saw him slowly lose hope, "Unless you do something for me." He suddenly looked up at me with those cute, puppy eyes that made my heart skip a beat, "What is it? What can I do for yo

