30 The king (2/2)
Griphine didn't even let Sant talk about the orcs, she shouted out the biggest current problem in Arcan village.
”Not only that my lord, our water supply is coming to an end, and every day more immigrants arrive, I don't know how long it will last”.
”Okay, let's do this, Leona, I'm gonna need your help with something, you're a beast man race, okay? I want you to summon others of your race, preferably males.”
”it may be possible my lord, but I am not a ruler, at most I can make those weaker than me appear.”
”Don't worry about their strength, we need to create a small militia and you Gerard will be their captain and also their coach, I give you full power to recruit up to 50 men from the current lumberjacks.”
Griphine saw that Sant was ignoring her, but that didn't make her angry, but more obstinate in achieving her goal.
”but what about the water, my lord?”
”Merlin found a lake and when we have the right amount of people we can go there and claim that land in my name.”
”how do you know I found the silver lake?”
Merlin looked strangely at Sant, for he never told anyone about the lake.
”isn't it obvious? tell me the condition of those who protect the lake”.
”I'd say it's a medium-sized village, about 500 orcs protect the area, I don't understand orcs, but I think about half of them can fight.”
”I understand...”
Sant went into a state of contemplation, if 250 orcs went with everything and fought to the death, even with 300 common arcana they could not invade and take that place, but he never used common means.
'When Warrior and SilverMoon return I will begin this mission'.
”Do it this way: Gerard start training, Leona pick up as many as she can, Fengir take half of his children off that special mission and double the security of the lumberjacks, Merlin make an approximate map of where found the lake.”
Sant just kept his mouth shut and Griphine's come in more trouble.
”Sir, there are two more problems.”
”Proceed”
”two more noble families appeared, one of them being direct blood of the former arcane king, together with this family the nobles of before demand better living conditions”.
”bring the captured elf with the nobles,
”Sir, I didn't mention the second problem...”
Sant already knew what it was about, so he totally cut Griphine's cheap and told her directly what she was going to say.
”It has to do with the elf slave I brought you, right?, the elves identified her and a letter came, delivered or die, something like that?”
Everyone was amazed, how could he deal with these matters of war so lightly?.
”ignore this, bring the slave to the nobles and the captured elf”.
Sant was still standing, so he went around the room and sat down in some chair, he crossed his legs and clapped his hands.
”now that the arguments are over, go on, do what I say.”