83. Going back to ironroot (1)- Aurelian Crop ledger

Carlos did not rush through the gates just because they had opened.

The Lords behind him wanted to push forward, but Kaia stepped to Carlos's left while Brann took the other side. Nessa looked over the crowd from behind them. The two Lizardmen stayed close to Cosmic without being told.

Nobody tried to get past them after that.

Carlos had learned that some people only understood boundaries when they could see that they could not cross them.

The white gates led into a road that had been covered in dust for centuries. Old buildings stood on both sides. Some had broken roofs. Others looked almost untouched, with glass windows still reflecting the pale sky above Aurelian Basin.

There were no houses close together like a normal town. It gave the feeling that this place had been made for work.