"Teacher Benjamin! You actually came to rescue us!"
Half an hour after the line of blockades was toppled, Benjamin was reunited with more than a hundred mages that were led by Varys at a secluded forest. Both sides were relieved.
They had not seen Benjamin for quite a few days now, and their faces were coloured with excitement.
With a wave of his hand, Benjamin answered happily, "This is nothing to be fussed over. After all, you’re the ones who left the plains to rescue me. I just returned and helped you out a little."
Honestly, the spreading of the news about the plague was largely done by these mages. Benjamin’s restless endeavour in chatting up people outside the enclosure did not have much of an impact.
But, the biggest reason for their success was the church’s hasty decisions.