Frost Giant Scouts had appeared across Glacier Bay. Annan had to take the approaching threat seriously.
The quarry workers had long since withdrawn, and the Druids and One of the Thirty-Four Jacks had stopped planting trees. Across Star-Moon Bay, only the Wheat Field and the bay remained in operation—along with the houses that never seemed to stop going up.
The latest issue of the Star-Moon Bay News Paper had gone on sale, and Evelyn's clear voice rang out across Breeze City.
The Snow Mountain Fortress was finally unveiled. From the front-page story, "The Fortress Above the Snow Mountains," people learned of its brutal city walls and the warriors who had died holding the line. The Magic Newspaper praised the humans and Foreign Races who had endured harsh conditions to protect the Northern Frontier and the Allen Continent. It also praised Annan Reeves and Jeffrey Olmedo for sending supplies to the fortress.
Then it condemned Betar City once more: the Holy Human Council had issued the Foreign Races Edict to prevent Ratfolk infiltration, yet Betar City's nobles were still cruelly capturing and enslaving Foreign Races.
Frost Giants were children of the Snow Mountains, but instead of resisting the Demons to the North, they had marched south to attack Star-Moon Bay. By the time they read that, the Professionals were fired up and eager to defend Star-Moon Bay against them.
With public sentiment surging, Annan announced that he would open a Portal in the Mercenary Hall at noon. Anyone who wanted to enter or leave Star-Moon Bay could use the Teleportation Portal.
Instead of dwindling, the number of visitors to Star-Moon Bay grew.
Mage Tower Mages came, as did Mercenaries and members of the Foreign Races concealing their identities. They formed an interesting tableau: the Mages stayed around the Clock Tower, the