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DING! DING! DING!
The sound of a loud gong could be heard all throughout the kingdom right after the prayer. The crowd started whispering to each other.
"The sound of a gong," one of them said.
"An announcement from the watchers," said the other.
"Wonder what the announcement will be?"
"Did they arrive sooner?"
As the crowd speculated on their own, a group of men arrived from above and landed in front of the king and queen. Based on what they were wearing - a full body armor - they were either knights or generals. The captain bent his knee before the king, and his subordinates followed him.
