After entrusting the promotion and production of umbrellas to Edward, Lina promptly put the entire matter out of her mind. As she became more familiar with the demands of ruling, her days grew increasingly crowded with affairs of state, leaving her with little time or energy to concern herself with projects that could easily be handled by someone else.
She had finally come to understand a simple truth about work: once you began taking responsibility for things, there was never any shortage of tasks waiting to be done. No matter how efficiently she dealt with one problem, several more would appear before she had a chance to catch her breath.
