“I wanna sssee what the crowd isss doing”
the crowd eventually becomes two crowds as they clear the road, an old priest, a large-looking man, and a man tied up with rope, are making their way to a small pier in the harbour
Maledith observes the 3 men
The old man and burly man walk to the end of the pier, the old man turns to the crowds as they re-merge into one bigger crowd
Maledith walks back, away from the crowd and continues watching
the old man speaks
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is that time of the day, that we give thanks to the gods for providing us with the sea, to help to water our crops, and brew our potions.
And, of course, we give thanks to the gods, for Temper, our guardian, who protects us from the wicked, and any strange beasts that try to come out of the sea to hunt us.
He calls to the burly man
Prepare the sacrifice!
The man unties the bound man, still holding him above the ground, removing the rope from his mouth
No no, look man, you got it all wrong, I didn’t draw a black stone, it was just coal stains on my hands
The burly man steps out to the pier’s edge
Come on, man! I have a family to support!
The man holds the “sacrifice” up by his shirt and holds him out over the water
“Hold it! What is going on here?! I will not sit idly by while an innocent is sacrificed!” Grimm pushes through the crowd and into the open. (Grimm is shouting in his deep voice, trying to get the crowd to be silent.)
Grimm pushes through the crowd, walks up to him and taps him on the shoulder. “My fellow man of faith, please explain yourself.”