News of the Holy Knights mustering began in the Holy Kingdom and spread along their route, eventually reaching Bayern and Rorschach's ears.
He was currently with Andre in Kempson, a city in the southwestern corner of Bayern known as the Kingdom's "Mining Capital." Unlike other places with their pastoral scenery or tranquil towns, it had long been transformed by coal furnaces and smokestacks into a place of perpetual gloom. In Rorschach's eyes, however, this was its own kind of "vibrancy."
Andre picked up a newspaper from the inn's lobby. "Teacher, the Kingdom's Holy Knights have been mobilized. They..." Andre quickly scanned the article. "They aren't hiding their movements at all. They're marching and preaching as they go. Now, even the newspapers in Bayern are predicting their route."
This confused Andre. "Who wages war like this?"
