Chin resting on his knuckles, Fitz listens, frowning. "So there's only one industry in each District? I assumed they were primary exports, not all they produced. This truly is a different world to the one I grew up in."
He chews his lip thoughtfully. It seems likely that for today at least, he can get away with some questions the Capitol doesn't like. After all, he's got away with fighting the Capitol face to face. They must be expecting a period of ignorance and adjustment, so it's best to get as much information as he can before he's supposed to know better. He hopes Merlyn doesn't get into trouble for this, but at the end of the day that's the old man's choice to make for himself.
"I was told that our actions here can affect the rationing for our Districts. Does that mean they don't even have a contingent of workers to provide their own food? All the resources go into the Capitol and are distributed from here? Pardon my candour, but that seems neither efficient nor safe. What if supply lines were cut, or an accident befell the shipments?"
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He chews his lip thoughtfully. It seems likely that for today at least, he can get away with some questions the Capitol doesn't like. After all, he's got away with fighting the Capitol face to face. They must be expecting a period of ignorance and adjustment, so it's best to get as much information as he can before he's supposed to know better. He hopes Merlyn doesn't get into trouble for this, but at the end of the day that's the old man's choice to make for himself.
"I was told that our actions here can affect the rationing for our Districts. Does that mean they don't even have a contingent of workers to provide their own food? All the resources go into the Capitol and are distributed from here? Pardon my candour, but that seems neither efficient nor safe. What if supply lines were cut, or an accident befell the shipments?"