Gareth slowly sipped his drink and considered it while the young man spoke. This was not exactly his venue. It came close to political reporting. Which was tedious. And to report on a conflict abroad required careful research into the local situation and interests of the different parties involved, which was even more tedious. He didn't think that he could easily spin such developments into stories that would inflame Whitby's underbelly. "How many Whitby men are we talking about, certainly not 2,500. Drain half the town, 'e would."