When Elijah gazed upon this fellow, his hard demeanor softened slightly. Darius easily identified that the old man must have a good relationship with the Royal Seneschal and was likely the person the council had sneakily appointed to be the 'good cop' when dealing with Elijah.
"I've done my best to manage this camp since my arrival and yesterday, I had the epiphany that despite - or perhaps even because of my style - this camp is achieving nothing while wasting massive resources."
"If these resources would have been fully and honestly contributed by everyone, I would not dare to complain. However, we all know too well that the majority of these wasted resources are being financed by the Royal Faction."
There was a short spell of silence, as the various fellows digested this nasty truth and communicated with their eyes. They were likely questioning who had enlightened Elijah and why he had chosen now to disrupt the status quo.
