章 118: Gerrick

Outside Ethan's office in the side room, people were waiting with anxious and confused faces as they talked among each other in hush voices. 

There were many of them, some had haggard appearances but a vibrant life in their eyes while the complete opposite, with good outward appearance but their eyes sunken in depression. 

From time to time, the door to the main office would open and someone would be called in and the door would then be closed off. This cycle was continuing in fixed intervals as the people were entering and left one by one. 

While they entered with hopeful faces, almost all of them left with despondent expressions. Making the others worry as to what was going to happen. 

With the others, a young man was sitting on the couch. Like most, he was rather confused but also somewhat hopeful. He wore clean and neat merchant clothing and his face was pale as if he was extremely exhausted.