"Speaking of which..." Lynn suddenly laughed. "I really admire those young ladies who dared to go to Chult Jungle and hug slimes!
Even if their lives were going badly, they were still nobles by birth!
Elves hated Chult the most precisely because that stuff was everywhere.
Just thinking about it makes my whole body itch."
"Courage comes from desire. Desire can be good or bad, but it really can overcome all fear." Hill smiled. "Lynn, although we're only joking around, you should still pay attention. If Halruaa also tries to lead people toward Chult, we'll have all the villagers enter the city and take shelter immediately.
"It'll be enough to notify Hidden Town. The Mithril Elves have always been vigilant, and their airship already has pretty good defenses. I also set up a defensive formation outside for them, so it should be able to block most attacks.
"But when you pass the message to Luskan, make it sound more serious.
"Laira hasn't returned yet, and her subordinates have the typical Torilian bureaucrat's style. They love the strategy of 'doing less means making fewer mistakes, and doing nothing means making no mistakes.'
"Tell them that as long as Luskan remains under my name, if civilian casualties exceed a certain level, I'll bypass Laira and hold them accountable directly.
"If they're capable, let them make Luskan independent. If they aren't, they'd better work properly!"
Lynn looked at him with a chuckle. "Although... it's quite amusing to see you this serious for once, at this stage, the people in Luskan will be extremely obedient."
"Is it... because Gruumsh died?" Hill asked, somewhat puzzled. "But even before that, dealing with them would have been easy for me, wouldn't it?
"They're only Laira's subordinates, not Laira herself."
"But in their hearts, you're only a little