Vultures at the Gate

Not long after, Rex hurried back, his face anxious. "It's Roland. He's brought a lot of people and is shouting outside, demanding to be let in."

Zane's expression darkened. "They couldn't wait this long?"

Outside the courtyard, the knocking had turned into hammering, with an attitude of "we won't stop until we get in."

"Zane, I'll go out and deal with them now," Rex said, nearly boiling over with