"The tragedy earned them a four-month grace period, which is a rare occasion. Political strings were pulled, no doubt. But grace doesn't last forever. Their window of afforded respite is almost up. If they don't finish the dungeon within the next three weeks, the guild will be disbanded. Legally, forcibly. Assets seized. Personnel reassigned."
"Why does the government treat its own guilds so harshly?" Bastet asked, curious. "Shouldn't it instead help the struggling ones so they can keep up?"
It was Tessa who responded. "This isn't cruelty. The government is not a sadistic entity; they are just policy makers whose job is to steer us in the direction they think is best for the nation."
