Vanthrice's question brought the room back to silence.
The discussion about the Royal Capital had been surprisingly easy until that moment.
Everyone understood why Sage needed to leave Greyvale eventually, and nobody seriously believed the Adventurer Guild could remain confined to the Evergreen Region forever, but there was an obvious problem they had somehow avoided discussing.
Sage had been at the center of almost every major decision since the Guild's creation.
He negotiated with merchants, approved expansions, created Guild rules, decided where money should be invested, dealt with threats, handled unusual missions, and somehow found himself involved whenever something went wrong.
Even with Lyana and Boren taking over more responsibilities as the Guild expanded, there were still decisions that eventually found their way back to Sage's desk.
If Sage left Greyvale for the Royal Capital, somebody would have to run Evergreen.
