" Investigating"

Victoria's POV

I lost track of time completely, while I was busy investigating the country of Mafhaelore. I say "investigating" because that's precisely what I have been doing these past few hours. Going from farm to farm, talking to the people who were employed there and learning about their miserable life post-war.

Obviously, they didn't say all these directly, no one in their right mind would admit that the Queen isn't doing her job well. However, I was way too good at reading between the lines, and from what I could interpret so far, life in Mafhaelore is as dreadful as it can get.