Run out and cause a commotion!
You do so, brandishing your sword wildly. The guards take a few steps
back and then come at you, whips drawn. You dodge their attacks, and
then neatly slice their whips in two, before turning on them. They
flee, and more approach. But these are different. Rather than the
usual fire insignia, they instead have a dark symbol on their shirts
that look like the effigy of nortunder. These draw swords on you, long
and sharp. You calculate the odds carefully, but then see a few more
approach, grins of triumph on their faces. You hesitate just briefly,
but then see one of the villagers waving you
in.
