Some relaxation.

Arerto woke up to the customary empty bed Katherine having left for her duty. After bathing and breakfast she got dressed and headed out towards the stable. Today she wanted to be alone as alone as a queen could be. She fed Huron and gave him water then brushed him down. She saddled Huron and led him out of the stable and saw her escort there waiting.They headed out of the city towards the river Juno and Arerto went to her favorite spot by the water falls. Although not as high as those in Galtion they gave Arerto comfort. She watched while the escort dismounted and disappeared into the surrounding bushes. Arerto knew they would be watching for threats. I have sat here for years and it brings me solace. Even my mother did not know this spot and she spent months searching for the perfect spot for our kingdom. As soon as she sat down on the river bank her eyes began to drift to the forest that bordered their kingdom.

The trees were full of natures sounds. The chattering squirrels and the chirping birds. The aroma of fresh lavender filled the air as she relaxed. There is nothing like this in Galtion. No place as beautiful as this. I wish I could stay here forever. Maybe one day I will build a cottage and truely enjoy this spot. But that is not my destiny.Her destiny is to reform Freeconia and it will not be easy. Already there were rumours of a coup floating around Talia. Cressida had been reporting to her weekly on the progress of the investigation. Her generals had slowly forgiven her for her mistake and they had also been reporting weekly. So far all they knew was that some of the military were involved in the plot.None of these reports had pointed to any specific person. None of the conspirators had been caught. All they had found out was that someone was trying to subvert the military.After spending several hours just relaxing Arerto sighed and headed over to Huron.

The party then headed back to the City. They passed some houses that were in the process of being rebuilt. She was told by Helinda that the materials were from the old barracks. This is good. This is what I want. People will be happy and we will have a strong military once again. It will be like it was before the war. Only this time there will be no need for coups or invasions.At the drop of this hint from Arerto she looked at Helinda for a reaction but she was either sincere or a good actress. She sied Glinda carrying bricks over to the builder and Arerto decided to go talk with her. "Glinda what are you doing here?" Glinda looked up at Arerto smiling" I finished my studies and training for the day early so i came here to help the builders and to help my own strength get better your majesty" "Glinda that is very admirable carry on" Arerto and her escort continued on to the palace being watched by a shadowy figure from a different land.

The same figure that watched her leave Galtion several weeks ago. Having arrived back in the palace Arerto headed to the throne room ready for the afternoon audiences.Citizens had come to ask permission to get married and this was one tradition that Arerto planned to change. If you loved someone you should need to get permission to marry them. Then came the merchants whining about the taxes they paid to the crown. Finally the farmers came to thank Arerto for the extra farm lands but they suggested instead of planting crops after the harvest they build a big store house. This made sense as the farmers could tear down their present storage and develope that ground for crops and then just transport their harvests into the Palace store house. She gave her consent and then told Helinda to liase with the town builder. The last people left and Arerto headed to her chambers where Bella and Selina waited for her. They attended to her stripping her and letting have her afternoon bath while they prepared new clothes. After her bath Arerto was dressed and she put on the state crown. She hated this crown as it was heavy but tonight she was entertaining the Galtion and Germite