Frostbound

The City passed us by quickly, but there was still enough time for me to pick up a few more things. My Perception stat wasn't that great for my level, but it was enough.

It was funny how much this place reminded me of home. It was lively, worry-free, and jovial. Taverns held laughter and smiles could be seen on the people we passed.

From the way Austin described the world, it made it sound like all happiness had been sucked out of it. It was nice to see other places had made it back on their feet other than home.

Ashton's City was still working to get there. From what our scouts reported and the one time I walked through, he still had a way to go before all the issues at The Fort were fixed.

Instead of being led to a Castle that sat at the center of the city, or a central fortification, it was only a manor. A highly decorated one with a significant bearing, but merely a house all the same.

Similar to most other construction we passed, it was comprised of old bones and new furnishings. It was clear which parts were older construction and which were new.

The building practices were the same, so there wasn't a strange dissonance in terms of architectural practices, but the materials used were wildly different. Not to mundane sight, but to everything else, the newness and subtle power they held was easy to spot compared to the old.

The Butler, as that was how he appeared, led us through the manor with ease and efficiency.

The inside was similar to the outside but with slight changes. The various buildings outside looked to be militaristic, but only now beginning to branch out into individuality.

Signs and coloring, windows and ornamentation all seemed newer than the buildings themselves.

Here, that was more closely resembled. Paintings, probably ripped from somewhere important, hung on the walls and the walls were very recently redone.

It was sad there weren't any trophies hung on the walls or spoils of war. Seeing how similar our two cities were, I expected there to be at least a few insect parts from their war with the bugs.