Taking The Lead!

Harry let out a quiet sigh, his lips tightening in mild frustration. 'What are you doing, Thorn?' he thought.

The Earl's approach was all wrong. If he truly wanted cooperation, he should have negotiated with these lords privately, offering incentives and promises in return for their support. This public confrontation, with no tact or diplomacy, was only fueling resentment.

Harry's sharp mind quickly pieced together the motivations of the other lords present. They weren't here because they cared about the plague or its victims. To them, it was a distant threat; something that affected peasants, not the high and mighty. As long as their strongholds and knights remained intact, they believed the plague couldn't touch them.

'Why should they risk their lives for the sake of commoners?' Harry thought. 'In their eyes, peasants are replaceable. If a village dies out, there will always be refugees eager to fill the void. Their power lies in their land, not the people.'