Conflict and Councils

Diplomatic action

A rash action leads to change.

When the project of growing more trees grinds to a halt (all seeds planted past the town's outer wall simply wither away), the expansion of Meras does as well. On top of a bad harvest and newcomers from the woods needing homes, things start to get tense and arguments break out.
One such fight grew to such violence that the great tree was damaged in the process. A few civilians managed to calm the chaos before it could get worse and the fighters looked in horror at what they'd done.
It was agreed that a council would work to keep the peace; it would not do to fight each other while struggling to survive.