Dong-dong! Dong-dong! Dong…
The ringing town bells were finally stalled and steadied. Their final ring brought a lot of citizens into a stupor, confusing them about what was happening and what was next. They all knew they could only wait for the announcement. But knowing there was no choice other than patience tends to make those under stress all the more impatient.
While the city and town guards did their best to keep the peace during the crisis, all guards manning the Boarril gate were suddenly silenced as waves of pressure washed up against the town wall. That pressure stopped then and there though, so none of the guards working the gate or wall were consumed by it. Yet every one of them was able to feel it.
