For a moment, Liam Dunn stared numbly at the Lothian Marquis. He understood the question that had been asked. After their losses, could they still pay their tithes and send soldiers to fight the demons next year. It was a simple, rational question. It just wasn't the one he'd hoped to hear.
'How many men have lost their lives?' would have been a better question. Or 'Will your people be able to get through the winter after what has happened to them?' Anything to show that the man responsible for Lothian March cared about the people who fought and bled and died for the Dunns and their Lothian lords. Instead, they were asked if they could still pay their tithe and send more soldiers to fight in the coming war.
