Ever since the grand mourning ceremony concluded, King Theoden's reputation for loving his people like his children spread across Roland City like the spring breeze.
The citizens praised him in taverns and churches, all moved to tears by His Majesty's great sacrifice of eating vegetarian for a week for the departed commoners.
However, no one noticed that the castle's kitchen seemed to be missing two straightforward chefs. Just like no one had bothered to count how many people had actually died in Twilight Province.
In any case, this "merciful" reputation even crossed the borders and reached the neighbors.
Merchant Newcastle from Thunder City keenly sensed the enormous business opportunity within, so he brought something good from Thunder City—a manual fire pump.
