Cult Leader?

Twenty minutes before.

Within a secret room in the Lancaster aqueducts, a red-robed man sat upon a stone throne-like chair as devotees prayed to him.

Remaining impassive, he gently touched his left eye which was covered beneath an eye patch.

'It appears that the city watch had found out about the ritual,' John Dhana mused.

He then turned towards the 'believers' who were completely unaware and were still repeating chant after chant and bowing at him, slight irritation rousing within him.

Now appears to be the time to give up on this bunch of witless fools. He must act even though preparations were not complete, and move on to another city to take in new 'believers' whether he succeeded or failed.

It was fortunate that the Lancaster city watch reacted slowly to any incidents, and he would definitely have a lot of time to plan for his next move.

And yet, that very thought evaporated from John Dhana's mind just a moment later.