As the silence- and lack of official statement continues, various factions emerge in the city seeking to take advantage of the lack of leadership.
Misrim actively seeks to promote its fair lady, Islyn, to the masses- as a kind, charitable figure. While the ruffian Vaylan promote the war hero Lady Justyne. The True Sun and Tower have yet to issue any kind of public statement about whom they support- though it's suspected they have their secret favorites.
Within the Palace, Rouven shouts at the quiet Pericles demanding the king's guard act and reassure the public- Pericles' response is said to have left the priest's arm dangling by bits of bone and sinew- and humbled...
