Answer: (spreads hands).
...
Winters sighed.
The Solingen State's military and government departments have yet to come up with a proper plan for resettling the disaster victims.
After the great fire, the rent and bread prices in Steelburg skyrocketed, causing complaints even among residents unaffected by the disaster.
Citizens who could afford rent or had relatives to take them in could temporarily remain in the city. But those who had absolutely nothing—no money nor connections—were left with no options, trapped in utter despair.
If it weren't for Colonel Berny recruiting a large number of able-bodied men for firefighting and providing them food and shelter, Steelburg would have already faced a second round of unrest.
Selvit's large-scale reconstruction plan seemed quite feasible to Winters—perhaps even the only hope for Steelburg.
