Anastasia blushed slightly when Samsul praised her for taking to the lesson so quickly. She looked up at Gerald while Samsul walked to the door, "The decision wasn't that big..."

Gerald chuckled, "On the contrary, your highness. Samsul is correct. When the war ends, we may be very dependent on what we get from trade or send out to trade. If we are trading things we do not have surplus of, that isn't going to do us well. Much like you said, why would be want wheat when we have wheat if we can get potatoes when we don't have them."

Anastasia bit her lip, she didn't know how she felt about this. Making decisions, sure she had made that one decision quite quickly but she wasn't even aware that that was what she was doing. She was merely asking to be taught by two people rather than one and gave reasons to support the inquiry. How was she going to handle making big decisions when she knew exactly what it was she was looking at. What if the decision wouldn't have a positive outcome... Could she do that? She started to panic slightly, decisions about trade were easy but what if it came to lives... decisions about war. Sure, she could ask Samsul and get his opinion but in the end, it would be her decision and she'd have to live with it. Gerald placed his hand on her shoulder, "Are you alright, Princess?"

"Hm... Oh yes.... I'm fine..."