Load It Up, Move It Out: Fantasy

They loaded slowly, because they didn't really want to leave the city and go out on the trail. As soon as the loading was done, they'd be off, but what with the stories they'd heard in the taverns lately, about perils outside and riches mysteriously showing up inside, they'd have rather stayed in the city. A dozen men had made their fortune recently, just by being in the right place and finding a stash. Word was that maybe the city had been built on top of a dragon hoard, and it had gotten scattered throughout. People were flocking inside from outside, and they were more than a little resentful that they were going to be heading in the opposite direction. "Load up, boys," the caravan master--


Inspiration: Was trying to load up a news page to get ideas for inspiration, but it loaded too slowly.
Story Potential: Medium.
Notes: So who's trying to get all the people inside the town walls in one place, and for what nefarious purpose? I predict bad things.