Lina threw the papers onto the floor in frustration and let out a long sigh.
Anyone with even a little common sense could see that the accounts had been manipulated. Countless people had evidently used one excuse after another to siphon money from the treasury. Unfortunately, knowing that corruption existed and being able to do something about it were two entirely different matters. Should she drag the officials responsible into the room and demand that they return every coin they had stolen?
She didn't even know who had handled the money, let alone how much each person had taken. Without evidence, authority, or trustworthy subordinates to investigate the matter, she could do little more than swallow her anger and deal with the mess left behind.
Not long ago, Lina had believed securing her throne was her most urgent problem. Now, she was beginning to think that being broke was an even greater crisis.
