"We don't have-" [i]In the distance, the tragic ringing of deep bells and booming horns began to interrupt Rue's words, as they blared throughout the city. Guardsmen and soldiers had begun to take control of the streets as civilians had taken cover from.. something. Yet no guard manned the mighty walls in the defense against a siege, nor did they fill the palace. No, they had begun to head to the arena.[/i]