Opposition

Luke

Walking into the meeting room was still a new experience for me, even though I’d done it almost every day for the past month. As a child, the room had always been forbidden unless Father requested our presence. Those occasions were few and far between and would usually involve other officials within the kingdom.

I was used to meeting with people who didn’t see me on their level. I got used to it years ago when Father first gave me full access to our family company. I would butt heads with many of the older investors, but it never took long for me to prove my worth.

The council had been generous the first week of my reign, due to Father’s death, but they stopped holding my hand soon after.

I jumped into the job with the enthusiasm I had when I first moved to England and had to claw my way through the trenches until I earned those investors’ respect.

All five council members were in attendance when I entered the room. I wasn’t late, but they had made it a point to arrive earlier th