As Sylvester had planned, he arrived at the noble lands of Lord Harmund. The region the noble lord lived in was one of the most coveted and still somewhat livable regions as it was close to where the previous tributary river of the Snake River used to flow before The Patch diverted the river waters.
Harmund County had relative peace from what Sylvester noticed. But that was only from the outside, as the moment he entered the lands, he saw nothing but misery. There were poor refugees working in the fields under direct sunlight with no clothes but pants on their bodies. They had dried skin and thin bodies. Their eyes were devoid of any hope.
All that when some guards roamed around them on horses and whipped them for slowing down even for a second. The same was the fate for all, be it men, women or children. All were beaten and forced to work.
