The mob took all of the street's width, with many people pressing into the walls of the nearby houses as they walked, and having to walk around empty market stalls.
Samuel's soldiers were there already: a hundred zombies and several hundred skeletons. While most of the skeletons stood idly, the other part helped the zombies to build a simple barricade from wooden carts and boxes.
Behind the barricade was standing angry-faced Danit Arstain, and on top of it, Samuel in full armor.
At Aleric's approach, Samuel jumped off and ran up to him.
"Master Fenn! I should have told the messenger to tell you to hide. The mob wants your head, and I don't think we have enough soldiers to stop them here. I've already sent runners over the city to pull our entire garrison here, but they will arrive too late."
Samuel gestured at the skeletons and zombies nearby.
