The candles in the room burned lower as the first hints of dawn began to creep across the new provinces sky, painting the distant horizon in streaks of rose and gold.
Within the palace, the newly refounded provincial council answerable to the imperial court was still buried in parchment and ink, with hundreds of voices shouting updates, requets, and concerns-each vying for the Emperor's attentions as the foundations of the new province and the empire at large were being lain down.
But at the center of all this whirlwind, Julius remained calm and collected.
he was focused admist the chaos.
Resolute against the challenges ahead.
His fingers were tracing the desk in front of him, like a player tracing the keys of a piano.
His paperwork skills were superb, as he quickly dealt with anything that came his way, before returning his focus to the floating system interface before him.
