Chapter 196: It begins II

Things moved fast after that. The people, already buzzing with energy and gossip complied with Captain Nash easily and before long the front of the gate was cleared of commons.

Only the just arriving remained and they were swiftly attended to. The Hunters were next but Alaric chose to give them a bone.

Simply put, he told them they should be expecting something big to happen. Something that will make them lots of gold.

"Why do you tell them that?" Valor asked as they watched the Hunters go into the city.

"Because I don't want them to leave the City just yet. You know, a lot of High-Level Hunters don't want to stay in Havenbrook once they gained enough level so I need people to carry my news to the outside world." Alaric could see how the Magistrate was pretending not to listen to their conversation.