Lucius Lessard-Newton, Ep. 2 Downtime

Address to the Council:
“Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council, fellow citizens. This town has begun on a journey of a magnitude that it has not seen since my grandfather, William Newton, first killed the bandit kings of this valley and declared it free territory. I am speaking, of course, of the campaign to ride our town of its bandit menace, and to free the road for trade of goods and ideas.

I feel that this is exactly what grandfather would have done. I have heard that he spoke often of the bandits in his later years, but was concerned that we lacked the strength to deal with so deadly a menace. However, I feel that, understandable as it was, his concerns were not justified – not only are we capable of dealing with this threat, we must deal with it.

As a patriotic citizen of Newton, then, I feel as though I must to everything I can to ensure our operation’s success. To that end, I shall commit every non-essential employee of my family and my lands to the militia, and to furthermore make a substantial donation to the town’s coffers, to be spent on arms and experts to assist us.
It is my hope that, as a result of this campaign, Newton will emerge from its chrysalis into a Golden Age, which will catapult it from a small trading town to the greatest city-state in the land. Thank you!”

Mild applause.