Chapter 355 - 312 Doomed to Fall
The soldiers of King Nesol were bound to arrive at the Royal City of Danschel sooner or later.
This subconscious shadow hung over the entire city, causing people to sink into a mire of fear.
People flocked to the Temple in the Royal City, offering various precious sacrifices to the stone statues. In past rituals, some handled their duties carelessly, but as disaster loomed, they deeply regretted their past actions, weeping bitterly for their previous irreverence.
Catherine was not among them, but she too sought answers from her faith, praying to the Almighty God.
Even the True Believers who came to preach could not escape this heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
There weren’t many who didn’t fear death, including even those with unwavering faith.
True Believers feared the forthcoming war, and they were also panicked by the increasingly scarce food within the city.
A widespread famine had spared not even the typically peaceful Danschel, and there had been rumors of people starving to death on the streets not long ago, even though last year’s great harvest had provided them with a large supply of food. There were simply too many mouths to feed in the city. King Phil led by example, tightening his belt and rationing, and by ordering the Nobles and Ministers to hand over their stored grain, they had managed to hold out until today.
King Phil had hoped that, after the plunder of the great nations, Prince Tyrone would bring back their food to Danschel to relieve their food crisis, but all these hopes had turned into pipe dreams.
Catherine, a musician, was not going to starve to death on the streets—after all, this was the Royal City, and musicians, like Priests, were revered in these desperate times. However, even the musicians’ lives were not good, eating porridge just like the common citizens, only getting a bit of salted meat during rituals.
The city had already imposed martial law, allowing people to go out only during the first half of the day. Catherine saved some of her allotted food and took it to the True Believers.