Anning's small troop lit torches and embarked on the road toward Versailles.
On the way, the crowd asked loudly, "Are you the National Guard? Are you going to petition His Majesty?"
Anning answered, "No, we are here to maintain order."
Fortunately, it was dark, and Anning deliberately kept away from the torches, so no one recognized him as the "Hero of the Bastille" along the way.
Had he been recognized, who knows what kind of exaggerated stories would have spread.
Perhaps by tomorrow, all the taverns in Paris would be buzzing with rumors that Andy Frost kicked open the gates of the Versailles Palace and pointed a gun at Louis XVI's forehead.
Anning had no wish for such an outcome.
Around eight at night, Anning's small troop arrived at the Versailles Palace.
The Versailles Palace was still bright with lights, the crowd's torches outside the palace were three to four times more plentiful than the palace lights.
