His soon to be claimed female had nodded off by the time they reached his village. The towering walls and lit fires at every guard post was now visible. He urged his mount faster as he began shouting for the guards. This awoke Jen-nay and she gasped at the sight before her. Ignes felt his chest swell with pride at the look of awe in her eyes.
"We are now home my Kata, my female," he said softly as they watched the gate open and he nudged his tired mount through the gate.
Jennie ignored the soft voice of the man behind her as she took in the massive walls. They were over 50 feet high and looked to have guard posts about every 10 feet. The whole thing was massive and could see that it ran for several miles in either direction before curving back.
She could only guess that the walls were there to protect the inhabitants and serve other purposes as well. As they passed under the gate, she noticed some males were dressed in leathers and light armor. Many had varying tattoos and metal discs on their right pectoral muscles. These were attached to straps with studded metal and on each waist or back was a wicked curved blade.
It was rather primitive, but once they got passed the gate, she gasped at the interior. It was lit up like some fantasy town from a very popular game. Lights twinkled every where around the town. The colors of the lights were in soft shades of white, yellow, and blue. The streets were adorned with lots of street lamps and ever so often there was the light twinkling of what appeared to be fireflies. Everything in town was done in shades that matched the colors of the lights. There was some green too, but mostly a moss that grew near the cobble stone streets and on the houses.
The houses were the most interesting of all. They were made into trees! Or the trees themselves were the homes! Vast networks of homes and shops lined the main street as a few bystanders came floating near her and Ignes.
Ignes dismounted quickly and yelled something at the one of the guards. They quickly grabbed Andan and took him off to one of the house trees. There an elderly woman gasped and ushered them inside. Jennie was about to dismount when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her and lift her out of the saddle. She hadn't noticed that the mounts now were laying on their bellies and it made it much more easier to get off.
"Do not worry about Andan my female. He will be well. The healer will know what to do. Now we are off to our home. The hour is late and I am sure you would like to rest. If you feel up to it, tomorrow I can give you a tour of Deltu. Which is the main village of this side of Lani," he said gently as he began making his way to his home.
He didn't stop to say hello or greet anyone on the way. Which, he knew was rude, but he was tired and wanted to get his female in his bed as soon as possible. Greetings and other things can wait. Now he had a female to claim and he felt tonight would be a good night to mark what was now his.