Upon receiving this answer, Colonel Skool relaxed a little.
"As expected, not so kind-hearted," Skur Meklen thought to himself, "Hmph, as expected, there are other calculations."
Mason simply tore a sheet from the back of the dossier, stood up, and placed it in the center of the conference table, explaining to the officers while calculating on the paper:
"Thunder Group County and Riverside County have provided a large number of cavalry troops. If you simply count the heads, it would be unfair to Thunder Group County and Riverside County. So I have assigned different values for infantry, cavalry, and artillery units. Infantry is valued at 'one,' cavalry at 'three.' Principally, it's based on troop allocation, but Thunder Group County and Riverside County can receive more than their share of troops, to make it more equitable."
As Mason explained, the far end of the long table became increasingly quiet. Eventually, there was no sound at all.
