However, four or five horses were clearly not enough to intimidate the crowd of onlookers. Most people were still just gasping in awe. Some wanted to clear the road, but with the tightly packed crowd, they couldn't move if others didn't.
Of course, there were always a few in the crowd desperately trying to escape. After all, two years ago, by the Tower of London, they had seen with their own eyes the consequences of not making way for this black horse-riding officer.
Just as the Scotland Yard mounted police hit the first wall of people, a low and synchronized clashing of metal suddenly sounded from behind.
Then a shout was heard: "Make way! Clear the path!"
The first in line were a row of red-coated cavalry, their high chestplates reflecting a cold white light in the firelight, while the white plumes atop their helmets looked like snow-covered pine trees amidst the flames.
