Anyway, this was roughly the situation at our settlement.
Then I declared that 'we need not specifically identify heretics or infidels.'
Slurp.
"L-look, the window curtain has been drawn!"
"Please, p-p-please look this way!"
"Please come out! Give us an answer!"
And this is the result.
Approximately 5,000 people have gathered in front of my lodging like obsessed fans... it's chaotic.
Of course, most are English.
Particularly those who have recently arrived.
As soon as they heard the news, they panicked and rushed to my house.
...Of course.
They're not making a fuss because they can't punish the spirit worshippers or Muslims living next door. The community has coexisted peacefully with these neighbors for years, maintaining a delicate but functional balance. The occasional tensions never escalated beyond mild discomfort, and many have formed genuine friendships across these faith boundaries despite their theological differences.
