We reached the southern gates of the fifth circle before night fell. The guards took one look at us and then just stood there, talking amongst themselves.
"Sorry, the gates are closed for the night," said a younger guard, the only one to approach us since we arrived. This was the gate for people returning to the sanctuary, while those hoping to find a safe place to sleep for the night had another gate that they needed to wait at.
All that to say, my men and I were the only ones standing here.
"That's nice. But these gates are never closed for me," smiled Bin An Sha as he walked right up to the guard. I almost felt bad for him; Bin An Sha's smile was sharp enough to cut glass, and we still had six more gates to pass through before we even got to the core of the sanctuary.
