London, Westminster, the Lord Chancellor's office.
Just as Arthur got out of the carriage, he saw several rows of Guard Cavalry patrolling side by side down Whitehall, taking small, quick steps.
He struck a match out of habit and, looking at the group of men on tall horses, muttered, "All this pomp and circumstance? Surely cholera prevention doesn't warrant such measures. Has something else happened in London recently?"
Louis, who had come with him, spoke up, "Deploying the Guard Cavalry isn't really about combating cholera. I had a brief chat with some of the other police secretaries in the office this morning. They said that with Parliament reform, the Swin riots, the cholera outbreak, and the Liverpool shooting case all coming together, everyone's nerves, whether in Parliament or the Cabinet, are incredibly strained."
