By the time the first light of dawn was peeking through, Xilan was awakened by a cacophony of noise.
He jolted upright and saw that the True Believers had gathered outside the New Rule Garden, their panic immediately filling the air.
"What's happened? What's going on?"
Xilan hurried out and asked.
"Priest, His Majesty the King is going to expel us!"
A low-ranking noble approached, his voice trembling as he spoke.
Xilan stood frozen for a moment before snapping back to reality.
"This… What's going on?
Daniel! DANIEL!"
He instinctively called for his disciple but received no reply.
Before Xilan could gather his thoughts, he saw a familiar figure pushing through the crowd of True Believers, arriving in front of him drenched in sweat.
"Casas?!"
Xilan exclaimed in disbelief.
"Xilan! Run! Take the people and run!"
Casas urgently advised him:
"The King is going to arrest the rebellious Stone Slaves, he will drive you all out.
