Shin stared up, paralyzed as the people from the airship slid down the ropes like agile snakes.
The moment their feet touched the ground, they did not attack. Instead, they fell into rehearsed lines.
Their movements were sharp and unwasteful in any manner. Both to the right and to the left, they all began to shoot in directions and stand erect like poles.
In an instant, the compound of the governor's mansion was filled with people in black uniforms.
Alystren looked at all of them, his face etched with contemplative confusion. Several beads of sweat had formed and were rolling down his cheeks. Some were too paralyzed to even move.
Then something fell off the airship, causing a tremendous reaction. The entire earth shook as if a boulder the size of the airship had just been thrust into the ground with the force of a colossal titan.
He stood frozen, feeling his body vibrate vividly the moment the earthquake happened.