"Spread out!"
Accompanied by several bellows from outside.
Then came cries of alarm and the sound of horses neighing, along with the noise of things falling to the ground.
Just outside the inn doors, a group of unexpected guests charged through the lingering morning fog with menace. Merchants readying their departure were startled, their horses panicked and ran amok, and carts lost control, toppling to one side as people and goods tumbled off.
Guards swiftly reacted, brandishing their weapons at the newcomers with fierce glares, but then their expressions turned to surprise and doubt, causing them to retreat involuntarily.
In the inn's main hall, those inside rose at the sound, peeking out, while from upstairs came the sound of windows opening to glimpse the arrivals.
