Meanwhile, a battle was raging from the gates to the town square. (Patreon)

The Swiss Sisters had knocked out the townswomen guarding the gates while escaping with Vittoria, leaving the gate open. Into this breach, Crimson Horde mercenaries were pouring, and as Captain Maeve had said, they were, on average, more experienced than the soldiers under Rowena’s command, who, having been stripped and humiliated by the townsfolk, were tied up under guard in the basements of some of the town’s larger houses.