Somehow, the insurmountable pile before him had dwindled to a size that wouldn't make people's eyes leap out of their heads. Darius pressed a palm to his forehead, rubbing slowly over his brow. This was what he got for lounging around for nearly two days with Serena.
Two days until the Dawnbreak delegate would arrive, two days until the mental gymnastics would begin. He pushed aside another letter that was sent to his office by accident. He pulled out a drawer and dropped a sizable pile into it. They were records he would give Julian to go over to add to the historical ledgers.
He relaxed in the chair and draped his hand over it, he had been in the office since before the sun rose. He worked by candlelight until the sun's rays were mature enough for him to see the words on paper.
