Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1)

by Nisha J. Tuli

They’d all been debating for hours on taxation and what to do about the growing dissent in the mines of the Savahell Foothills. Nadir knew these things were important, but these questions all had simple, decisive solutions. The problem was that each of these sycophants wanted to orchestrate an outcome that benefited them and them alone. It wasn’t enough for them just to win; they had to ensure their rivals suffered at least a little bit, too. And so in endless circles they went.