ALEXANDER
I had already decided that I wasn't going to rush what I saw simply because I was pressed for time.
The eastern border deserved more than that. And so did I.
The next two hours passed with more walking than talking.
Rufus and the other elders took me through different parts of the settlement while Faye remained beside me almost the entire time.
They spoke when necessary, pointing out places they believed deserved my attention, but for the most part, I preferred to observe.
The first thing that struck me was how... ordinary everything looked.
There were no abandoned streets.
No collapsing buildings.
No obvious signs of a territory that had been left to rot.
If anything, a visitor passing through would probably conclude that life was moving on as it should.
But the longe
