When they settled down for a meal in the place that Gellor had recommended, at first, Lucius would come to hear of gossip that he had personally been through.
He didn't care much for it as he knew the truth of the events, but it was also interesting to see how people viewed it through their own personal lenses.
It was good to know what people felt about certain events, whether it was positive, negative or simply ambivalent.
"The thing with Gisir feels like it's been going on forever. How's the Armistice going along?"
"That's like old news. Did you hear about what happened with the entire army of this Viscount to the north?"
"What?"
"Completely annihilated, no survivors or anything at all. That's terrifying, isn't it? Did you think that some tried to beg mercy but just killed either way?"
"Wait, who did that?"
"Are you not paying attention to what's been happening recently?"