Editing Gates to the Garden:White Springs (section)

====Hostilities in Town====

At the fire, the townsfolk and soldiers were glaring at each other, and a fight was close to breaking out.  Peter tried to talk with both the soldiers and the townsfolk.  Things suddenly became very ugly, with arguments between soldiers and townsfolk escalating toward violence.  Silas thanked the soldiers and told them to leave town.  Private Hector Cochrane and Steward Absolom Clark faced off, Hector confronting Absolom and calling him an unfair bully, Absolom calling Hector a wretch and a ruffian.  Hector appealed to the Dogs, asking if he had to right to court Leah.  Silas listened, but told Hector to get out of town.  The soldiers left, jeered and taunted by the townsfolk.