129. Showing them the consequences

The chant was able to do what it was made for, it changed the people standing behind Carlos.

Cedric straightened near the seed store. Tomas shifted his damaged shield into a better position.

Rhea and Milan stopped looking at the ridge and started pulling loose stone away from the channel wall. Even the Clayborn Masons turned from their repair work and formed a line between the workers and the storehouse.

Carlos felt it too. The fear was still there. So was the anger. Neither had disappeared.

They had simply stopped thinking of things that would made them stand still.

Leon looked across the district at the people answering Carlos's call.

"You are going to make workers fight for you?"

Carlos kept his eyes on the attackers.

"You aimed at what they built. Whats the problem with people fighting for their home?"

Leon's expression hardened.

"Then you chose this."