"City Lord, the people have been complaining that their shops have been experiencing leakage after Sterling County started using the stream near the city. There have also been many reports of bandits on the highway, which is scaring off a lot of merchants from coming here, thereby increasing the people's agitation since they cannot afford to not pay their taxes."
Hinata raised his gaze from the stacks of paper lining his table toward the beautiful young woman standing before him. "Nott, can't you help me a little with all this?"
Nott shook her head, placing an extra stack of papers on his table. "Most of these matters were handled by the mistress in your absence, but with you here, no one else can handle them."
Hinata leaned back in his chair, pushing up his round, rimless glasses. His hair was packed into a loose bun, held together by a long black-and-purple Chinese hairpin that gave him an effortlessly graceful look.
