Chapter 1: Departure (Day 2)

Viani turns to Yelnar. "I know we're not going there just for fun. I was just suggesting another location to visit after we go there. You know, since we will already be in the area."

Now that others call attention to the crowd, it is plain what they're seeing, and now hearing.

"What gives them the right to leave? Why can't we all leave?!" a voice cries out, and another follows quickly after that. "I have family out there!"

Athisa's back was to the crowd, but the noise makes her turn quickly. The Shining Guard, which is now here in force, is trying to calm emotions. It seems they might have expected unrest. None of them have drawn weapons yet, however. She looks back over her shoulder to your group. "It might be best if you started making your way toward the harbor," she says tersely. "The disk will allow you and anyone within twenty feet of it to pass safely through the wards. Boats await to carry you across the lake to your destination. We will take care of this situation."

As she says this, you can hear the protests growing from the crowd.

"Set us free!"

"Let us go!"

"Open the wards!"

That last begins a chant, many people raising and shaking their fists in time with the chanting. Athisa's two dedicated guards have their hands on the hilts of their swords, and they try to move her away from the crowd. She stubbornly resists, yanking her arm out of the grip of the guardsman. "You draw weapons, and we have a riot. I can talk to them."

She turns again to your groups. "Go! Go now!"