The place wasn't like before. As Menias and the others waited for the count, Menias couldn't stop the buying oddity of the place
'I shouldn't feel this way since we're ready to invest and destroy the empire, but the place was odd enough.'
Menias saw how the establishments within the market had lights all over their places. Not all but a particular place where he could see no justification. There were lights when he cod see there were no people at all and when he heard sounds of people celebrating it was on the other side where there were no lights
It's as if the people had eventually predicted that there would be a surprise war against the empire. No one should know, that's the strict rule he and the new emperor had implemented, and if some people unconsciously blurt those words or even spy on them, he knew what he had to do
