“What can I do about this?” asked Regis.
“Saturate the land with water if you can, that might help. Barring that, you may have to leave the ground fallow for a while. Had you seeded it yet?”
“I’m afraid so.”
“I’m sorry. It looks like they’ve likely ruined this year"s crop.”
“I have other fields,” he said, “but this one was set aside for Rizela.”
Charlaine knitted her brows. “I’m not sure I understand.”
“We grow our crops to sell at the local market, but we put aside a field’s worth for the city. They’re heavily dependent on us farmers for food, you see.”
Charlaine’s eyes went wild. “That’s it!”
“What is?” asked Cordelia.
“The raiders are attacking the food supply.”
“Why? To starve the whole country into submission? That would require a lot more salt.”
Charlaine’s face fell. “I h
