Seeing a portal open on the front lawn of a Church Residence building without any sort of warning, or the usual signature of the Church's portal arrays, scrambled an entire team of Holy Guards to the front of the building.
Boots clattered across stone walkways, and civilian petitioners nearby faced hastily locked gates on the shortcut paths that led near the clergy's homes.
That startled everyone, but most assumed that it was just a drill, as there was no announcement to take shelter, and no sign of battle. If they were under attack, there should be both. To them, that meant that there was most likely a VIP in the area, and the Guards were showing off their preparedness measures.
Naturally, that meant they didn't go about their business as planned. They all wanted to see what was going on, and if they could get a glimpse of whoever had caused the lockdown.
