153. A visit to another territory (2)- Is the issue worth fixing?

The portal opened just after first light and Carlos stepped through first and stopped.

At first look, one thing was clear. This territory was nothing like Ironroot.

Ironroot had been built piece by piece, and Carlos could still remember when most of it had been open ground. This place had walls better than his. Not large stone walls like a city, but thick ones with timber watch platforms built into them.

Beyond those walls, Carlos could see long fields even in the early morning light.

Most of the land was flat. The grain had turned pale gold near the top, and it spread so far that Carlos could not see where the southern side ended.

The territory was humongous in comparison to his.

Rowan came out after him with the measuring cord across one shoulder. A plain wooden rod was tied beside it. He had the two empty jars wrapped in cloth so they would not break.

He looked at the fields for a long time.

"That is a lot of wheat," Rowan said.