Chapter 280: Sanctuary (Part 2)

Past the main street of the city center, the church was now within sight. What surprised Earl Blan was that although many people had gathered here, the crowd had not overwhelmed the area. The public had formed an odd manner of queuing up in front of the entrance instead of being scattered everywhere.

It was only upon his approach that he noticed many iron railings were set up in the church square. They formed an entrance akin to a labyrinth, forcing the crowd to proceed in an orderly fashion into it. Anyone attempting to cross the barriers was chased back by guards with blue ribbons tied around their sleeves.

The styles and lengths of these iron railings varied, clearly having been hastily removed from the mansions of the Inner City District.