Besides the Village Chief, Stronghold Leader Zogar frowned deeply as he listened and observed the scene before him.
"Patriarch Rylan, you and the other Patriarchs before you have always traded with our Village and done so fairly. We have always anticipated your next return. So, even if nothing is owed, let it not be known that in your desperate hour, you ran over here with everything you could gather to ask for help, and we turned you down," the Village Chief shouted.
Although the settlement of the four-eared race would be best left for Orion to decide upon, as he was in charge of Orion's cities, the Village Chief was sure that Orion would have made the same decision, especially since he had been extremely curious lately about the Caravans and their origins.
Stronghold Leader Zogar nodded in response, supporting the Village Chief's judgment.
