Some things were far too long overdue. The Governor's life was all too full of distractions, all too full; he had a staff that dealt with so much, but certain recent events had interfered with his budding powers of delegation. He had been drawn into certain investigations, necessary ones, ones with far too many questions, the ones that gripped him so viscerally. It meant certain other matters, important matters, slipped.
At the first sign of the events in Derry finally culminating, he should have gone to Kerrak. No, even before then. After the book, when he received the letter from Burel. A dozen times. It simply hadn't been the right moment. Ariane's return had complicated matters considerably. Now though, there was no more time to wait. Things would come to a head sooner than not if he didn't stop them and Kerrak's knowledge, experience, and opinion would be essential in the Governor's decisions to come. Unless, of course he disagreed with Burnie. At that point he'd be duly ignored for the good of all. It was the traditional way for the head of the Myrken Wood government to deal with such things.
For now, though, it was a house call. He'd offered to replace Kerrak's servants after the unfortunate incident with the fake Jons. His people. Trustworthy. At the very least, he'd not see Kerrak without some comfort and assistance. It had been completely up to the Committee-member whether or not he took Burnie up on that though.
Regardless, now, months later, here was the Governor waiting to be announced.