Brewer pushed open the doors to the assembly hall with some hesitation.
The clamorous discussion inside made him uncomfortable. He glanced back at Eric, who was behind him.
Eric nodded at him.
He swallowed and walked slowly inside.
Eric chose not to enter. It would be better to let Brewer handle it himself.
The moment he walked in, the assembly hall fell silent.
"Gentlemen, my colleagues. Er..."
Brewer coughed twice and couldn't stop himself from glancing back toward the door.
Then he turned his gaze back to his peers.
"It is my unfortunate duty to announce some rather unhappy news. That group of Nobility and Priests has already decided to contribute their gold and silver to the Duke's expedition. They are willing to scrape together over ten thousand pounds of tax silver to sponsor the Duke."
"How is that possible! Where would they get that much Money!"
"That stingy lot of Nobility would cough up that much Money?"
