Everything was moving smoothly so I should have known a horrible mess was about to come up, and I should have looked out for it. The people of Aste are more of a headache than I ever thought they would be.
Frankly I had no idea these people could mobilize like this. Not a clue in the world told me that there was something they wouldn't stand for even in a city under guarded rule. But it seems there is.
Looking out the window I can't see past the walls of the Mansion from where I stand, but I know beyond the beauty of my property there's the ugliness that threatens it.
"This isn't something the guards can solve, Kaylin." Hastra says, flipping through folders and documents listing our men on guard, "There are several who hold sympathetic views to what's going on, some might even choose not to check in and protest instead."