For several moments after Sage announced that he had another idea, nobody in the second-floor lounge said anything.
The room had already spent more than an hour arguing over gold, weapons, books, Skill Stones, rare materials, and how much each person deserved, yet the discussion had only grown more complicated with every suggestion.
Some wanted an equal division, others wanted rewards based on contribution, while a few believed the Guild should hold the rarest items until they could be properly identified.
Sage had already offered to take far less than everyone believed he deserved, and the refusal had been nearly unanimous. Now every person in the room watched him carefully, waiting to hear what new method he had come up with.
