The question surprised Juliana not the slightest bit. If anything, she was more surprised that Ross had managed to wait until he'd poured his cup of tea before asking it.
"I no longer need to escort him to meetings to prevent him from getting lost in the hallways," Juliana said, tone matter-of-fact; as if she were delivering a report, not passing judgement. The transition had certainly had its turbulent moments, but she wanted this Minister to succeed as much as she'd wanted Ross to. He'd endorsed Dempsey; she'd recommended her husband vote for him. If he fell on his face, it reflected poorly on both their judgement, and would tarnish Ross' legacy retroactively.
"The Committee for Voting Reform is on track to begin work in January," she continued, as she applied a healthy serving of sugar to her tea and stirred. This was a good sign, but it wouldn't actually matter unless he'd put the right people on the committee to make change happen — and they wouldn't know that for some time yet.
"I no longer need to escort him to meetings to prevent him from getting lost in the hallways," Juliana said, tone matter-of-fact; as if she were delivering a report, not passing judgement. The transition had certainly had its turbulent moments, but she wanted this Minister to succeed as much as she'd wanted Ross to. He'd endorsed Dempsey; she'd recommended her husband vote for him. If he fell on his face, it reflected poorly on both their judgement, and would tarnish Ross' legacy retroactively.
"The Committee for Voting Reform is on track to begin work in January," she continued, as she applied a healthy serving of sugar to her tea and stirred. This was a good sign, but it wouldn't actually matter unless he'd put the right people on the committee to make change happen — and they wouldn't know that for some time yet.
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