A couple of days had passed since the "Grand Opening" of the Winchester Branch, and Ragnar was growing anxious; not because of the resistance, but because the paperwork was piling up.
He did not yet know where Bishop Heahmund had fled with the liquid assets, and he was trying to rush the auditing process as quickly as possible.
Eventually, the initial shock of the steam engine wore off, and when it did, Ragnar ordered a full "inventory check" of the city.
Covered by the intimidating hiss of the locomotive and continuous patrols of the "Iron Gear" security forces, the city was being processed.
Line infantry and Saxon "Interns" alike rushed into the narrow alleyways, using whatever methods available to them to secure the real estate.
Despite the fierce thermodynamic display at the gates, the fanatical defenders of the Cathedral District were undeterred.
