The proposed licensing regulations had barely entered the Royal Administrative Committee's records before copies began circulating among the officials responsible for reviewing Westmark's laws.
Most regarded the document as another attempt to resolve the growing uncertainty surrounding independent organizations, but Third Prince Adrian Alden approached it with considerably greater interest.
Inside his private study at the royal palace, Adrian sat behind a large desk covered with legal documents, administrative records, and several volumes concerning the Kingdom's territorial laws.
His dark brown hair was neatly combed, and his thoughtful grey eyes moved steadily across the proposal before him.
Unlike his brothers, whose interests leaned toward politics, administration, or military affairs, Adrian had devoted considerable time to studying the legal institutions governing Westmark.
