"Why?" someone called out from the crowd of beastmen.
"Because the city's water supply was poisoned," Xirin declared.
The Serpent City beastmen erupted into complete chaos.
"The city's water was actually poisoned?"
"So what the Barbarian City Lord said was true all along!"
"Heavens, who could be so vicious as to poison our water?"
"If I find out who did this, I'll tear them to pieces!"
The crowd grew furious. Since Xirin was already a highly respected figure in the city and claimed to have the cure, the people were inclined to believe him. Combined with the baseline trust they had already developed for Nina, the explanation that the water had been poisoned was instantly accepted.
