The courtyard erupted.
Journalists wrote furiously. Citizens reacted with the immediate, vocal energy of people who have heard something they didn't quite expect and found it more satisfying than they anticipated.
Even some of the Ministry officials looked like they were suppressing reactions that their professional dignity prevented them from openly expressing.
Jaegar waited for the noise to settle, which took a moment.
"I have never had any particular attachment to the name Gadfraye," he continued when the courtyard had quieted enough to hear him again.
