Maela needs to have the budget to assign the tithe. No budget..." "No tithe," Drandir finished for me. "Well, fuck. That's why Ati can't get cherries. Things are starting to run out, and the Priests of the Word are saying there's no room in the budget for more." "Which means someone has the numbers," Ela said. "Someone knows how the annual tithe is being spent, but they're trying to block the Primary Patron from knowing."
