Weight of the Crown

Valerie Vance hesitated for a moment. She had considered accepting their offer. After all, the mineral resources on Eternity Island were abundant, and the people were prosperous. They could easily be self-sufficient, and she wouldn't need much from them.

But reality made Valerie Vance hesitate. After all, she would be shouldering the fate and rise and fall of a nation. She felt a sense of nervousn