Normal dutys of a ruler

The moment the carriage disappears behind a corner and you stop waving you feel strange. Form this moment on you are officially the count of the valley of the six storms. You return to the castle and decide you maybe should start working. You use this first afternoon to get a overview over your families resources. The money, the soldiers, the lands and the people.

You also got a few visitors. Townspeople or peasants who wanted to talk with your father about problems and worries. All of them are surprised to see you at your fathers throne in the meeting hall, a large hall made of bare stone bricks, remotely reminiscent of a throne room. He sits there when he welcomes visitors in official matters or judges about a criminal.

The throne room is also the room where ceremonies take place. Including your parents wedding and the celebration after a won battle. Because of this the throne room is big enough for almost one quarter of the townspeople if they stand close together. And the town has at least 3500 residents.

You also learned a lot about your families lands while talking to the head of scholars. You already knew about the lumber production in the two forests. Even if the one closer to the town is a but dried out because the elf tribe which lives there demands to reforest before the lumberjacks continue to work.

You also knew about the iron mines in the mountains were dwarfs and human work together. For unknown reasons dwarfs and human can live better together then any other races. Despite this most of your food comes from farms spread over the country and some fishing in the crystal lake. You didn't knew the exact numbers but there was not much new.

But whats new to you is the fact that your family also benefits from a good going beer production in the monastery. You always thought the monks made the beer for themselves and from time to time made a barrel as a present to your father. But the beer is really sold to other nobles and taverns in the kingdom. After this lessons and the discussions with your visitors you are optimistic that you will do a good job. Or at least don't mess all up.

A servant, who's name is Gregory, informs you about dinner is ready and asks you if you have a special wish. But you tell him everything is fine. But you ask Gregory if Mia is fine. Normally it is her who informs you about meals and other personal matters. However all Gregory knows is that Mia she was feeling strange and wet to bed early.

Well, you don't have a problem with that so you have dinner with the other headmen and then go to bed. It is a good feeling for you to go to bed as the count. You enjoy the responsibility and the chance to prove your skills. But you couldn't have known that tomorrow everything will change.