Zaos and Verkan had to ride for more than ten hours straight to reach Rustbury. Although they arrived at midnight, they noticed that the whole city was still awake. The place was walled, so it could last for a while if a battle happens, but the walls were only ten meters high. There were no walls in the parts the river crossed, evidently. Regardless, dozens of people were crossing the gates at every moment, and apparently, there was no end in sight for that. Fortunately, it looked like many people were still coming from the other side, so the enemy army still hadn't arrived.
"We will leave our horses here, it will be faster to move without them across so many people," Verkan said.
After jumping from their horses, Zaos and Verkan identified themselves and then proceeded to enter the town. While they found several groups evacuating during the day and at night, it was a small portion compared to what was leaving the town at such a moment.
