Page 36 of Undertow
Pity filled Fraser’s eyes. “I wish I had ever recorded how he spoke of you so you heard it. I never dreamed he didn’t say the same to you. Fools. They were… We’re all such fools letting the weight of being royals taint our lives.”
He wasn’t wrong, but right then wasn’t the time.
I decided to focus back on the elder who was getting booted. “The old system was needed when it took weeks to travel. Now it’s a video call or email. So instead of telling me over and over again thatIneedyouafter your treachery, you’d better start convincing me whatvalueany of you have because I only see the wisdom of what others have done.
“The system is outdated and all I see is corruption. It’s nottraditionthat the elders live like fat cats at the castle which the royal family pays for. Extra staff and lavish requests that come out of our family’s accounts. It was a luxury given after travel that kept getting extended. And then travel wasn’tneededand you all never left. So stop insulting my intelligence!”
I waved for the guards to take him away before I blew my top.
“Wait, what do you mean the royal family pays for them?” Aunt Maple asked, her voice cold.
Oh shit.
