--- Kat ---
After clearing the are out it was quiet run back to Kamiko and Lily. This silence continued once they met up because Lily had been keeping track of Kat's approach. In fact, Hunter and Kat didn't even stop. Lily and Kamiko were ready to move as soon as the other two made it back to the road. Well, Lily did have to be handed over so that Kamiko had her hands free for the reigns, but that was a minor detail. Once moving they headed straight for the nearby town. It didn't even take them a full hour before their destination came into view.
The town was made up of squat, solid stone buildings that looked to be thicker than strictly necessary. There was no wall, but in a pinch those houses looked like they could manage almost as well. Ringing the edges of the town were large wooden watch towers. Each of them had a giant gong in them, though that was hard to see from the ground.