On the thirtieth day of the seventh month in the year 1637 of the New Dynasty Calendar, Casa City was thrown into turmoil.
The commoners of the Silver Duchy had believed that the food crisis from several days earlier was finally coming to an end, and many had hoped they could return to their ordinary lives without worrying about the price of their next meal.
Unfortunately, they had been too optimistic. The crisis they thought was behind them had only been the beginning, and the real hardship was now unfolding before their eyes.
That morning, food stores throughout the Silver Duchy began raising their prices almost simultaneously.
Higanbana and House Silver's public stores were the only major sellers that did not immediately follow the trend, but their supplies had already been dwindling over the previous few days.
