On the curfewed entrance of the capital of the Riverdale Kingdom, the air was thick with tension and quiet.
The streets, which would normally be bustling with merchants and citizens, were now eerily empty. Every person who entered had to show their citizenship proof of some kind.
Plus, it was an established rule that once someone entered, they would not leave the boundaries of the capital city.
Due to these strict rules in place, the merchants and other traders, who feared the sudden curfews and the danger of being trapped in a city under military control, were avoiding entering the new capital.
The influx of people had been minimal, reducing the city's usual vibrant energy to a somber quietness.
On this usually empty gate, a huge, black carriage, adorned with royal sigils and gems engraved on its sides, arrived.
