Chapter 95: Offers

• The group of rich men were all sitting on soft plush white chairs around a large round mahogany table. They motioned to Mrs. Smithy for her to sit as well before speaking and she graciously accepted. Her four guards kept an eye on the situation around them. Lisa decided to stand behind Mrs. Smithy for a positive backing effect.
• Mrs. Smithy swallowed her nerves and prepared to speak. The ERM and people of the eastern part of town were counting on her to get help. Though she kept nervously pushing upward on her glasses, with every word she spoke hereafter was filled with sincerity.
• "My name is Mrs. Smithy, and thank you for indulging me. I am a representative for the newly formed East River Militia, just on the other side of the river here in town. I wish to offer a trade opportunity to all of you. We currently have a surplus of metal that we need to sell. From those sales we wish to purchase a large number of various supplies needed desperately by the people under our care. Specifically, medical supplies, food, clothing, building and repair materials. We estimate that by the end of six months all our resources will be gone, and the people will starve. Then if the hungry survive, the summer heat will likely kill the rest of us."