Convinced

The crowd had gone silent, swayed by her words.

Her reasoning made sense, and they certainly weren't blameless either. They had enabled their terrible leadership for far too long under the guise of protection, causing the situation to ultimately devolve into this tragic mess.

As for the commoner, he had stopped speaking, clearly deep in reflection.

Eloise could tell that he was about to say something, and so she waited. If she could counter his last point, it would be the last nail in the coffin.

"I want you to guarantee that if we're not satisfied with the settlement's conditions, we'll be free to leave after a month"

His demand took Eloise off guard.

This person's audacity truly knew no bound.

"Ho ho… Interesting… I never expected you to have this much guts"

When he heard her implied refusal, the man's aura began to run wild, making the crowd grow even more restless.

Something bad was about to occur.