The doors to the reception hall were suddenly flung open, and an angry, panicked voice tinged with sobs rushed in from outside, "Father, how could you do this? Father, they are your citizens; it's just that they were misled by rumors and did some irrational things, couldn't you have explained and persuaded them instead? How could you let the guards disperse them? Look at what your guards have done? The square is stained with blood; this is a disgrace for the Galle Region that hasn't been seen in a hundred years!"