yeah that would be freaky.
however, about the only people “outside the walls” were the Rod and the Oorstemothians. Both were prepared, ready, and more than just a little unbalanced as it was.
if you must know, most of the inhabitants of the city ran up to the walls and used whatever means they could to try and see through the pentacles (which were colored and obscuring things), hoping to witness a mass slaughter of the besiegers. (OK…the guys inside the wall are also more than just a little unbalanced as well).
The majority of the freak out is over what Tom did and the kidnapping of Talarius/comeuppance of the Rod.
As a consequence, there are currently bootleg mirror recordings being sold of the battle…
And Vaselle was on the wall watching, (after pursuing his demon Estrebrius making a beeline over it) and then later bought a mirror recording and played it over and over again throughout the night.
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I think there might be some other humans…it’s very hard to tell over the Internet. I do know there’s been a problem with various demons posing as humans and trolling for dates…I’ve refrained from asking what happens to those that answer.
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As for love…it’s hard to say…Tom’s been a bit preocupied with getting his footing (or hooving).
Plus he’s a single teenage father…I hear MTV is thinking of offering him a series…I suppose they’ll demand he have some romantic drama…
However, while I don’t know about Tom, I do know some other characters are feeling romantic in book 2. And no, thank the gods, I don’t mean L&J.
Of course, Antefalken will be getting “romantic” but I am sure nothing serious, so that doesn’t count either.