Calm The Crowds
With the magical contract between the two sealed, the mayor still a bit shaken but he felt slightly relieved, Nikos offered a final, reassuring nod.
"Don't worry, Mayor. I'll handle the crowd. Just leave it to me."
The mayor, his face still pale with anxiety, nodded slowly. "I... I trust you to keep your promise, Nikos."
Nikos turned on his back with a satisfied smirk, his clothes swaying lightly as he made his way toward the front entrance of the mansion.
The distant roar of the townspeople's voices grew louder with every step he took. By the time he reached the gates, the noise was unmistakable—agitated murmurs, demands for answers, and a bubbling sense of unrest that was only moments from boiling over.
As he stepped outside the mayor's mansion and into the open air, the crowd hundreds of the townspeople fell into a sudden, anticipatory silence. They all recognized immediately that it was Nikos.