[Lavinia's POV—Office—Later]
THUD!
The sound rattled my teeth and echoed across the office like a cannon. I jumped slightly, and my eyes widened as I saw Sera, triumphant, dropping what could only be described as a mountain of documents onto my desk.
"This… is… all I got, Your Highness!" she announced, chest puffed out as if she'd just delivered the crown jewels.
I laughed nervously, my hands hovering over the avalanche of parchment. "Sera… don't… don't you think that's… maybe… a bit too much?" My voice cracked under the sheer enormity of the pile.
She blinked at me, tilting her head like a hawk inspecting a particularly odd mouse. "Too much? Your Highness… didn't you specifically tell me to bring every scrap, from the smallest complaint to the largest ledger, straight to your desk?"
I rubbed the back of my neck, heat creeping into my cheeks. "I… uh… I was just… improvising with the situation. I didn't mean… really mean… all of it."
