C366 Calming the People

"Wait! Are we just going to sit here and wait to die?" a woman shouted from the crowd, her voice breaking into sobs.

Around her, murmurs of concern grew louder. The new year was approaching, and last year's second harvest still lay uncollected, left to rot in the fields. It was likely too old to sell now, and people were worried about having nothing to eat. With no money in their pockets