The rest of the day was exactly as exhausting as Rose had warned.
And while Mark had known from the start that the complicated part wasn't seizing power but rather what to do with it afterward and how to manage it, he hadn't imagined it would be this tedious.
Because governing, at least on his first day, basically consisted of receiving one group after another of frightened elves who entered the throne room trembling and left trembling even more.
And with each group that came in, Mark had to make decisions.
Is this one loyal or not? Can this one be useful or are they a hindrance? Do we leave this one in their position or do we replace them? Does this one know something we need or are they expendable?
Mark would have preferred to simply be a fearsome tyrant with everyone equally from the very first minute.
That would have been easier and faster.
