37. A Farmer’s Worst Enemy [BONUS]

"Do you know anything about locusts?"

"They eat the farm," Rowan answered.

"I understood that part."

"They will land together, strip every leaf they can reach and move to the next field. Killing them one at a time will be useless, my lord."

Carlos looked at the wheat.

The Common Farmland held two hundred young plants. The Rare plot was almost ready for another harvest, and the Tidal Silverwood grew in the Spirit Farmland.

Every valuable part of his territory was food to the swarm.

"How do we stop them?"

Rowan thought for several seconds.

"Smoke can drive insects away. Water can make their wings heavy."

Carlos then turned toward the kitchen. The only place that could generate smoke was the kitchen.

Mira had also heard everything and already limped toward the door.

"I can make smoke," she said. "The kitchen has four fires and a wide chimney."

"Your ankle."