Chapter 65 - Settling In

The sun was piercing the horizon on the end of the twenty-third day of their long journey. Tufts of snow were swirling in the light breeze, the temperature low enough to warrant wearing a heavy wool jacket. Majestic gates set deep into massive stone walls stood ajar, allowing a steady throng of people and goods to come and go. Behind the man-made wonder was an expansive cityscape, much larger than most of the occupants inside the covered wagon had ever seen before.