Gathering all my courage my mouth opened to speak. The voice that came out managed to be clear and steady. "I would like to propose an idea that was overlooked in the report of the possible relief plan. I believe it will help tremendously with the flooding situation."
I didn't have to look behind me to know that Osric who was seated on his throne probably wasn't paying attention to me. In any case I didn't want to look at him as I spoke.
"Though it was not under my jurisdiction I talked to the experts who were in charge to explain to me the idea of harvesting the flood water."
Basically, the flood relief plan was based of suggestions made by environmentalists and engineers the council sent to assess the flooding. They were asked, based on their expertise, what the best way to deal with the situation would be. They produced a report with several solutions. Osric and the council selected the ones they thought were best from the list.
