The chaos outside the sanctuary was nothing short of bedlam. The battle that had engulfed the villages surrounding the Black Thorn's bases raged on. Adventurers, royal guards, and warriors from various clans clashed fiercely against the Black Thorn operatives. The villages had turned into war zones, with buildings ablaze, streets littered with debris, and the air filled with the sounds of metal clashing, battle cries, and the wails of the dying.