"I'm starting to see the outline."
"That is enough for today."
Aurelian gave him a dry look.
"You came here with all of this already planned."
Orvain looked completely unapologetic.
"That is something every elder and branch leader needs to do as they have too many lives on their shoulders."
Aurelian shook his head, but some of the tension had left him. The proposal still carried risks, and he wasn't blind to them.
Bringing an entire branch of the family into the Crownward March would change things. It meant new people, new responsibilities, and new expectations.
At the same time, it solved several problems he already knew he would face sooner or later.
And although the family is supplying part of the staff, those are temporary, and all of the support will be based on what they find after he and the family expand outwards.
