Chapter 246 - Interviews
Chris
Letters and information continued to roll in from various outlets and all of them told of the same picture. Marcus and Ashton both sent messages that I had to respond to as well, detailing the situation.
Ashton and his faction were doing their best to mend our relationship and I couldn't fault them for trying. Their letters were welcome and it was nice to have Marcus to cross-check them against, but there was one bit that Ashton had that Marcus didn't and I couldn't use him to check against.
When the Demon threat arose, there were three pylons in range. Three Cities had the opportunity to stand against it and only two had.
Frostheim and The Fort had stood together, while the last had declined the chance to send aid. Closing their borders and hiding behind their Walls.
I knew little about the third pylon at the time, but after quite the year, I learned much more than I had before and could now pin a name and place to a map.
The City was called Lakeshore and was located along the Northern shores of Lake Superior, if that was what we were still calling it.
Farther to the South from us than the Fort, and much more defensive. They didn't like anyone nearing their City and even Scouts were turned away from entering. I wasn't even sure who led the City, let alone the name of the faction behind it.
I had sent a few representatives, but after having the third turned away, I stopped trying. If they wished to be left alone, I would oblige them.
That being said, Ashton was a lot closer and his people had a lot more interactions or incidents. I wasn't sure if they had come to blows, but I knew they were treading lightly when it came to their shared border.
In Ashton's opinion, from what his interactions and scouts indicated, Lakeshore was making no moves to travel South. They either didn't know or didn't care about what the obelisk meant. It wasn't that much of a surprise with how they dealt with the Demon threat.
Our response was still being discussed but it was something to consider. If we left with everything we had, we would be leaving our Cities exposed. I didn't need Ashton to tell me that much.