บท 395: Reunion

Arran reached Knight's Watch at the break of dawn. He'd traveled through the night, and as the city finally came in sight, the bright morning sun lit up the towering walls even as the lands below were still cloaked in shadow.

He could not help but feel a sense of awe when he looked upon the city's mighty defenses. Built atop a massive hill and surrounded by tiered layers of walls, the city resembled a giant castle — but one that was miles across and thousands of feet tall, far beyond anything human hands could craft unaided.

Yet imposing as the sight of the city's walls was, Arran now understood that even these defenses might not be enough to withstand the Blight if it ever pushed beyond the Desolation in force.