Claude watched all this with satisfaction, knowing that his mission was already more than halfway complete.
He led his team of orators and soldiers, continuing to canvass every corner of the city and gather group after group of anxious citizens.
They endlessly repeated Henry's "great deeds" and constantly emphasized his "generous treatment" of his subjects, leading more and more citizens to believe that Henry's arrival was their new hope for a better life.
As a result of their propaganda, the citizens gradually let go of their fear and anxiety and began to look forward to Henry's rule.
After all, the city had already fallen into their hands. The people could only hope that Henry would be just as Claude had promised, that he would let them live good lives, free from poverty and oppression.
Meanwhile, Henry stood by a window in the Earl's Mansion, quietly listening to it all.
