The man narrowed his eyes at Thomas, but immediately raised his hand and signaled his men to stand aside. They didn't have the numbers to kill his congregation in the halls and the political backlash from such an action wasn't something he savored. Thomas' request was typical of a knight, and there was no harm admitting the knights at this juncture. He was never particularly big on Wallace Canti but he was a man with respect for the law, something the Order had recently eschewed The regulars moved away, staying in their wall of a formation but backing down another hallway than the one the Thistle Knights had chosen. Now they were at arms, despite whatever their corporal had told them to do. The man himself had followed them, retaining his position at the front of their line and watching the knights cautiously. He knew better than to trust Thomas' word, and although the section would have little chance fighting knights head on, keeping his troops like this they could retreat freely to the next section of soldiers, and so on.

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Feril's high came crashing down with the news Pyper delivered to her. Another incident meant, first of all, that she was not leaving the capital any time soon no matter how far out of the palace they intended to take her. It did, however, explain the bells. Odd, considering they had used trumpets every time prior. Her smile slowly reversed into a frown as she walked along behind Pyper. The more she thought about it, the worse it got. She resented the thought of becoming cynical, but no treatment the palace had shown her thus far suggested that 'her safety came first.' Still, there wasn't much choice for her other than keeping following along and hope for the best. She had watched the halls when they took her here, hours ago, and they were not walking down the direction they'd originated from. That made sense, there would be an office and documentation involved. "Why are the halls so empty? What events do you mean?" She inquired tiredly, craning her head around the halls and nearly losing her step as she wondered at the change.