Bab 189: Severence Pay

The blades of grass were almost blue and soft to walk on. The quad looked impeccable despite the recent exercise from overzealous adventurers. It was surround on four sides by tall sandstone buildings with diagonally opposite towers. The buildings were detached, and you could access the street from the quad from six different angles. 

But despite the easy access the citizens did not take short cuts through the quad. It was an unwritten rule that it was campus grounds for the adepts only. It was probably fear of some of the most powerful qi users in the city lived and trained here on a daily basis.

Two gravel paths formed a cross which gave the space its name. Four small squares were formed by the pathways within the area. There were a couple of trees and bench seats, but it was mostly open area.