The House:
Along the river, the pair found the town. Not grand enough to be a city but too big to be a village, it could be seen in the valley below. They worked their way back to the road to not raise suspicions. The fields of grain moved in the wind like the flow of the river, the wind making a soft rustling sound in the dried grain ready for harvest.
They arrived at the wooden palisades guarded by one old man sporting a spear and leather jerkin. Mostly for show, the outer wooden wall collected an assortment of stalls fanning out from the gate in either direction, ten deep in places. The expensive homes and businesses resided inside the wall, those less fortunate outside.
Adriana continued towards the gate, her home had been inside the walls.
Jinx called out, “Where you going? This l
