The Place To Lose Your Fears *A Ziall AU*

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 19

<<Niall's POV>>

I finished writing the medical bills for Liam's care and had that sent to the hospital. Then as I sat in the king's office, looking through all the spam that had come in the I still had ta go through. One was whether I should raise the tariff imports from Wales to and extra .9 pounds. I considered it and then I approved. Next was a tax on the farmers. I disapproved. Farmers are so poor. I told Harry to get me an Irish coffee, I had a meeting in a half an hour, I was to meet the parliament and make my first law. I thought of some things I would like to change. Then, I got it.

I received my coffee and filled out some more approvals and laws and such. One was if I wanted to resume me father's treaty with England. Considering that England was so close, I agreed. I had to go through a petition to free someone who was apparently jailed for the wrong reason. I read through the reason and signed it to let the duke deal with it since it was in his territory reign. Another disapproval was to jail a man caught in stealing bread. It made me think that these things could be done by someone else. I don't need to look over such little things such as these. I put in a request to tell the citizens that I am king. To pretty much cancel the delay I had put in place earlier. It was now time to go to the meeting because Harry came through the door,

"Niall, the nobles would like to see ye now."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." I got me coat on and finished the coffee. I got me cane, inlaid with a topaz. Harry and I got into the carriage to get to the parliament building across town. It was so short, I didn't see why I couldn't jest walk.

"Harry, how is Zayn doing?" I asked

"Umm, I do not know, I had to leave, but I presume that he is asleep," Harry replied.

"Okay, I will put in a servant request for his personal servant," I said,

"Okay Niall, I'll put in the wanted poster, anything specific?"
"No, actually, I meself would like ta do this," I specified

"Alright, do ye know what law ye want to first be emplaced," Harry asked

"Yes, but I'm not gonna tell ye, Harry." I said, getting out o' the carriage. We got to our destination and I nearly tripped onto horse manure had it not for me cane. I need to remember to employ more street cleaners.

"Careful Niall, ye don't wanna have that shit on ye for yer first impressions," Harry warned. I laughed and then me knees buckled. I yelp and Harry caught me before I fell.

"What did I tell ye, Niallator?"

"Oh, okay, now let's go!" I said, straightening meself. We made our way into the building, a guard took us to the meeting room. I had been in the building before with me father a few times, but not in this room. It looked like a dining room, but with papers instead o' plates and fountain pens instead o' forks. I was seated in the middle and I looked at the velvet walls and all o' the nobles. The youngest looked ta be at least forty. I felt like a baby.

"The meeting has now started," an eighty-year old man stated, "It is very pleasant ta meet ye, yer majesty, I am Isaac Clark, the baron of the Northern cities," He introduced, he was across from me, we shook hands and Harry did also.

"This is Harry, he is me personal assistant." I introduced. Harry smiled and bowed.

"Wonder if ye are similar in any ways ta Paul, he was such a cheeky gent." Baron Clark stated. Paul being Cheeky? I don't ever remember him being anything but uptight and dead serious.

"I am Lord Andrew McGuire," another person, a large man with balding hair and a very plain suit next to Baron Clark, he looked to be in his early fifties. We shook hands and I did with everyone else. There was Duke Dallas Fuller and Arch-Duke Daniel Burgess. Marquess John Robertson came next and his wife Marchioness Nancy. Count William Clarke and Viscount Gintas Urbanivicious and I think that was all. They lead the parliament. They called it an oligarchy. After another look at the viscount, he looked to be in his mid-thirties. I guess not everyone was old.