And that is what truly touches the soul of the Duchy!
"What if that lord doesn't show up?" a coarse soldier asked with a smirk, chewing on a stalk of wheat, "Kid, I don't understand a word you're saying. And what good is it to share the spoils with us? What if they don't share?"
The young man pushed the glasses up his nose, his expression unusually solemn.
"If he doesn't, then we've all lost, a double loss."
The Duke will lose everything after winning everything, including those enterprising people around him.
And those who just happened to hitch a ride will do the same.
They will bear the "Roxey 1053 Rifle" bestowed by the Prince, only to return to where they were before 1053 after another twenty years of prosperity.
Nonetheless, he remained optimistic, despite the alarming remarks he made, eventually shifting the tone to lead people toward an optimistic future.
