The hall was in shambles. They had been assembled forcefully in the middle of the night, so with the addition of such bad news, they fell into despair.
"What are we going to do? This is over."
"What will happen to my family?"
"No. This might just be something that won't happen."
"It will happen. Even if you can't trust the Forest Queen, you should trust the Pope. His insight has been accurate most of the time."
"This is a disaster that no one has experienced before. A decade long winter or even famine and drought… I can't imagine how to handle this."
The ministers looked frustrated and scared.
The king clicked his tongue. He had expected this, but the situation was worse than he imagined.
The king stood up and shouted, "Shut up!"
"!!!" The ministers were startled and looked at the king dumbfoundedly.