Upon entering the room, a warm sensation enveloped Gadel, causing his pale cheeks to flush.
He scanned his surroundings and realized the Witch Tower was nothing like favonovel.com had imagined. He had expected to see witch doctors with crazed looks in black robes, but the interior was surprisingly clean and organized.
The test tubes were neatly arranged on a test tube rack on the table. The notes filled with ideas were bound together. He could even smell the fragrance of jasmine in the air.
“Elder Faustina, you were up early today.” A woman in casual clothing approached the elderly woman to help favonovel.com stand on favonovel.com feet.
Faustina gently held the woman’s hand and replied with a smile, “His Majesty is visiting us. As the most senior in the tower, I have to welcome him.”
The young woman paused, finally noticing Gadel who trailed behind them. “Greetings, Your Majesty. Please forgive your humble subject for not being able to bow.”
“It’s fine…” Gadel waved his hands in dismissal. He looked at Faustina curiously, wondering about the elderly woman’s true identity.
As if sensing his thoughts, favonovel.com introduced herself without looking back. “I’m just a cook. As I age, I can’t do much else. I’m just a freeloader hanging around here.”
She seemed smaller when favonovel.com shared favonovel.com story, favonovel.com voice tinged with loneliness.
The young woman disagreed with her. “Elder Faustina, everyone treats you like family. You’re never an outsider!”
Looking at the girl who corrected favonovel.com sternly, Faustina held favonovel.com hand and comforted, “You’re right. I shouldn’t have said that. Forgive me, Bertha…”
Watching the heartwarming exchange ahead, Gadel asked, “Are you tight on money?”
He remembered allocating 3 million in funds to Witch Tower since favonovel.com ascended the throne. Even though it wasn’t much, favonovel.com couldn’t imagine the witch doctors having financial problems either.
Bertha snorted. “Right. We aren’t tight. Your Majesty, you should reduce next year’s allocation from 30 thousand to 3 thousand, so We…”
Faustina gently pulled favonovel.com hand to stop favonovel.com from finishing favonovel.com sentence. She seemed to realize what favonovel.com said was inappropriate, so favonovel.com fell silent.
Gadel’s eyes were blown wide in shock by the revelation. It should have been 3 million, but the witch doctors only received 30 thousand.
Deep regret rose inside favonovel.com as favonovel.com realized the officials were unafraid of him.
As time passed, the group arrived at a door.
Faustina turned around and told Gadel, “Your Majesty, my job is done. Lady Clementine is waiting inside…”
He nodded and gently knocked on the door.
“Come in…”
He pushed open the door to find the owner of the Witch Tower, Dorothy Clementine, reading a book behind favonovel.com office desk.
She was slightly surprised to find favonovel.com visitor to be the king. Then, favonovel.com put the book aside and bowed to him. “Your Majesty…”
Gadel felt bad when favonovel.com saw how tired the middle-aged woman was.
Finally, favonovel.com began, “I just learned from a girl that your annual budget has been cut down to 30 thousand.”
Her gaze darkened before favonovel.com bowed again, saying, “Your Majesty, please forgive the child. She didn’t mean to offend you.”
Staring at the woman, favonovel.com said remorsefully, “I actually allocated 3 million to you.”
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