Moreover, Revodan was small, with just over five hundred households and a population of fewer than three thousand. There wasn't much in the way of government affairs.
The municipal committee only met once a week, and their discussions were mostly about trivial matters like, "The sewers need to be cleaned, let's all chip in some money."
Seeing that Lieutenant Bard was easy to talk to, the always bold blacksmith and municipal committee member [Shaoyi] asked, "Lieutenant, previously Major Ronald... no, the Ronald gang of bandits! They..."
"You don't need to put it that way!" Bard said with a smile, interrupting him, "We are family with Major Ronald, we just have a little bit of a disagreement. Continue to call him Major Ronald. And I am not 'Lieutenant, sir,' you can just call me Lieutenant or Lieutenant Bard, either is fine."
"Alright, alright." Despite the other party's smile, Shaoyi's knees still involuntarily trembled.
