Footsteps echoed around the wall with the cross sword as countless members of the city walked toward the barracks entrance, wanting to know what had caused the sudden silence. Even those who had smelled the air around the barracks wall joined in, all wanting to peek their noses into whatever had happened there.
No matter how much they tried or acted, Oin and five others held the gate tightly, not allowing anyone, not even the guards that had been positioned at the city's gate or the warehouse, who had come there just to fill their ears with something to talk about.
Inside the walls of the barracks, soldiers, nurses, and patients that were all admitted to the hospital moved from one truck to the other as they were being transported to the nearby city's hospitals and clinics to continue their healthcare so they wouldn't die.
