In certain hundred-person sections of the Citizen Assembly's audience, they began to complain to each other, for this vote marked them as outcasts, drawing sidelong glances.
Some said they only thought that everyone would vote for Ivita, so they wanted to balance the votes, never expecting to overshoot while doing so.
Regardless, once the Citizen Assembly concluded, it signified that Ivita had gained the support of the Aristocratic Commercial Republic.
And the old men of the Ten-Person Council, who had been monitoring the entire Citizen Assembly outcome via the fountain rainclouds above, upon seeing this result, were slightly surprised but had all made up their minds.
"Do you really think Mr. Akinuo Baros is such a fool, to openly infuriate everyone at the Citizen Assembly? He doesn't seem to be that kind of person to me."
