Albel nodded, more to himself. "That makes sense. They should board up and leave, too."

Who was going to be buying knick-knacks during an invasion, right? And there was no sense in leaving it open to being robbed. Not that the empire probably wouldn't try... But the heroes might as well make it more difficult for them!

"I think I'm almost done in this area," he thought aloud, glancing around the street. It had been slow going with so much resistance. "We could finish up and then head to the shops?"