The square was no longer calm.
What had started as celebration had turned into loud arguments.
Voices rose from every direction.
Some shouted Vivian's name.
Others shouted Dorian's.
People pushed closer to the platform, trying to hear what was happening.
Fear and anger spread through the crowd like a fire carried by the wind.
Vivian stood very still beside Sebastian.
Her heart beat fast.
Only a few moments ago the people had been cheering.
Now the same people were shouting at each other.
Sebastian looked over the crowd carefully.
"This is getting worse," he said quietly.
Vivian nodded.
"Yes."
Lord Cassian stepped forward again.
He raised both hands.
"Silence!"
His voice rolled across the square.
Some people quieted.
Others continued shouting.
Dorian stood calmly at the edge of the platform.
Watching everything.
Waiting.
This was the moment he wanted.
Confusion.
Division.
Doubt.
He stepped forward slowly.
