"Well, we cannot deny that the gate and the walls are not in their finest condition," Greeves said. "However, I might say that you are valuing the merchandise based on appearance. Functionally, every weakness has been taken care of, with all the swiftness we could muster. The bowing of the gates has been fixed, their hinges have been changed and reinforced. The only repairs that need to be conducted on it are minor ones."
"Being that as it may," the taller old man continued, playing with the rings of his gnarled old fingers, "Solgrim has highlighted itself. Two Yarmdon attacks in a matter of years. Should that not alarm you, as it does we people of the city? There is something about this village that seems to invite attack. That ought to be acknowledged, and extra security measures, ones that we must not demand from an ordinary trade village, must be put in place."
