Of the three people nearest to Fergus upon his explaining why he was there, it seemed as though the only person handling this somewhat well was the monk. It made sense, given his former training. Immaculates, even former ones, were often exemplars of self-control. One woman suggested they move to a place that was so unsafe that not even feral hounds chose to live there. The other was making demands of him as if she was some noble of higher standing than the magistrates of the city. Neither was an intelligent thing to do, but Fergus understood they were being emotional. Luckily for all three, Fergus did not enjoy delivering this news to them. He had a plan that would help all of them, and still get the land owner what they wanted.

[COLOR=FF8C00][B]"Calm yourselves, please."[/B][/COLOR] pleaded Fergus before taking a few individual berries out of one of the pouches on his belt and nervously eating them, giving the trio a moment to compose themselves. [COLOR=FF8C00][B]"I know this is tragic for you all. As I said, I wish I didn't have to give you this news. If it were up to me? I'd just let you stay. But that's not the case."[/B][/COLOR] he looked to his side and rifled through a different pouch on his belt as he spoke. [COLOR=FF8C00][B]"All that being said, the land owner and magistrates said nothing about allowing OR disallowing me personally to help. I'd like to give you some money in order to both pay for assistance in moving your things from the building and to arrange temporary shelter at an inn nearby."[/B][/COLOR]

At that, he took one Koku and two Quian from the pouch he had been fiddling with. [COLOR=FF8C00][B]"I may be a barrister. I may be wealthy. I may be privileged. But I am not heartless. You're doing good work here. Yes, the man is within his rights to demand you leave. But he is not doing so in a way that is very considerate. Legal, yes. Right, no. So take this money and use it. It should get you by for a week or so, at least. Now come on. Let's start by finding a suitable place nearby. The able-bodied here can at least START packing things up, yes?"[/B][/COLOR]

Fergus handed the money to Snow and motioned to the front exit.

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Not far away, Cackling Harlot's Retribution saw the silhouette of a gargantuan creature approaching from the east. The Juggernaut had arrived. This was the signal she had beem waiting for. Turning to her force of undead soldiers, she let out a primal scream and pointed her blade toward the Imperial Ruins. It was time to take the city. Cackling Harlot knew this was the beginning of the end, and in a few short minutes she would bask in the despair and death that she and her warriors would unleash.