The crowd had already descended into a frenzy as anticipation for Damian's next words continued building. The energy rolling through the city square was so intense that even several ministers found themselves staring at the civilians with stunned expressions. Everyone had expected this gathering to become a disaster for Damian.
Instead, Damian had spent the last several minutes carefully redirecting that resentment away from himself and toward the people who had created the chaos in the first place.
The ministers understood the danger of what was happening. By publicly separating the misled soldiers and civilians from the leaders who had manipulated them, Damian had robbed his enemies of one of their greatest weapons.
