On Harvest Month the 22nd at 12 noon, everyone inside Charlemagne's borders stopped working. Some stood still on the streets, others sat at home, and some gathered in courtyards and squares. Without uttering a word, they all waited in silence.
Since yesterday morning, the Security Knights and neighborhood mutual aid organizations had been going door to door, informing everyone that an important announcement would be made by the government at noon today. When the time came, every household, whether busy or not, had to pause to hear the announcement that concerned the fate of all.
