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Fray (Part 2)

When Erwin and Hange arrived at the Council chambers for their meeting, Commander-in-Chief Zackly was waiting outside. He cocked his head at Erwin, signalling for him to step aside.

'Save me a seat across from Sahlo, ' Erwin said to Hange, who nodded and gave him a concerned look before stepping through the door.

'I looked into what you asked, ' Zackly said. His face was pale, his eyes distant.

'Thank you, sir. What did you find? ' Erwin asked, even though his expression already gave it away.

'Lord Sahlo was speaking the truth. '

Erwin 's stomach sank. 'If you hadn 't heard about it until now, it can 't have gotten very far. '

'No, only a few were pushing for it, and it was only ever meant as a contingency plan if the food stocks ran low, but ' ' Zackly shook his head. 'I don 't know what to make of this. '