257 Suspicion

"Oh here we go again!" Lance tried to yell but the words came out quiet and raspy. He shook his head to keep himself awake.

Cerlius wasn't fairing much better as he relayed: "I'm telling you that it is just a ploy to weaken the Kingdom's army." He stomped on the ground, causing the same thud that Trenton had heard earlier. "That's what our blackpowder will do, only that." He stomped again, this time with more force and a louder thud. "We could do better and they can do better. Consider the other possible ratios before you arbitrarily announce our finding as a perfected ratio of the blackpowder."