Months passed in blissful peace, and Dominic found himself getting good enough at the duties of a Duke and Governor that he was no longer strapped for time every single day.
He knew most of what he was going to hear, and he could prepare for it in advance.
That alone saved him hours, as he didn't have to scramble to get things done on time, and he could simply write out the plans for events as they happened.
The shipments to Dagos became routine, the supply of equipment became regular transactions without the need to balance everything against what Baronies hadn't gotten anything yet.
It was all starting to come together.
So, when the announcement came that the summer holiday was a mandatory attendance event, and that every High Noble house was expected to send a representative, Dominic didn't panic.
Alexis had been hinting for some time that she wanted to go see the rest of her family, and he gladly volunteered to stay here with their tiny monster.
