After Alex scolded Hermes for his poor financial decisions, they went to the guest estate and slept.
*Stomp* *Stomp*
What woke Alex up wasn't the sound of birds chirping, or the radiant sun, but an unbearable stomping sound.
'What's this deal about....?' Alex groggily woke up.
He washed himself up and dressed and then flew in the direction of the sound.
It seemed to come from outside the estate, and Alex could only look on stunned when he saw the scene.
On the extremely wide streets of Patliputra that were usually, quite empty, a stampede of people all moved synergistically in one direction.
The crowd stretched from one end of the city to another, and Alex was truly curious as to the cause of this 'rioting.'
He speedily flew past the crowd and found himself above a very large square.
There was a tall statue of Ashoka in the center of the square and the crowd gathered around it.
