As tired as he was, Vikram was back to full power in measly four hours.
These four hours are enough for the shouting crowd outside to go from tens to hundreds.
Vikram looked at the crowd, and pondered whether he wanted to save them, or sacrifice them.
After all, there are no perfect decisions in the world.
He could reveal that the meat he offers is different from portal beast meat that is directly sourced from carcasses.
He could explain it with three reasons of why, what and how it is different from normal meat.
Or, he could just unbind the land token he put on his mother, letting the strange protective shield that surrounds this area.
He would just have to fight a media war which he may or may not win, but he could save a lot of lives.
The second way, his hands will become dirty forever. It will stamp ' Villain ' on his forehead loud and clear if it ever comes out.