Statistics:Posted by Ukhata — Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:24 pm
Two more such barbicans we passed, and at the third beheld the city. Forgive my florid language, but the spectacle deserved it. Before me spread out a city, and no other word would do, of stone construction, shining metal and glossy tile roofs, dozens of lenses and mirrors in stone or iron frames atop the buildings and on the side of the spires to capture and redirect the sunlight. I was dazzled. My eyes watered, and I had to look away and blink until the spots cleared. My guides watched with some amusement.
"You expected wooden huts and thatched roofs, this high in the mountains?" Vreyin asked.
"I'm not certain what I expected," I replied honestly, "but this is something else entirely."
"Our ancestors came to this continent," Vreyin explained as we made our way to the city gate, "to find a place where they could live more simply. Some of them had a stricter view of what that meant than others. Eventually, there came a split along lowlander and sky dweller lines. We live simply here, don't let the shiny fool you. We just don't believe in inconveniencing ourselves for the sake of simplicity."
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