Hearing the refusal, the hooded figure assumed they were simply being greedy and inwardly cursed their avarice. Nonetheless, he turned and added more money to the bribe.
"This is all the money we have."
But the soldiers still shook their heads frantically, as if the man wasn't holding money, but a bomb.
Seeing that even such a large sum couldn't make these greedy soldiers grant passage, the hooded figure grew angry!
Meanwhile, the refugees ignored the instruction to leave. They grew restless and attempted to rush past the stationed soldiers to enter the town.
The soldiers, naturally unwilling to allow this, promptly raised their spears to drive them away. The situation was clearly escalating. Just then, a succession of hoofbeats sounded.
The refugees turned to see a cavalry squad galloping along the old road, their leader conspicuous in full armor.
"What's happening?"
