TarcomanTarcoman's nocturnal illumination seemed violently bright to his sensitive eyes. The buildings could not be seen because the city was located at a lower altitude.
He would arrive in a couple of hours, and then finally sleep in a comfortable hotel.
He descended from the plateau through a dense forest and reached an area without vegetation. The snow carried by the winter storms had been compacted, forming a hard layer that yielded a few millimetres under the weight of his step. Details on Tarcoman's building started growing clearer. In the night-light one could see the domes and crenulations on the minarets; then an interminable series of roofs, some with unusual pagoda shapes. The city's luminescence was attenuated and diffused; no concentrated light could be seen.
Oskar came fro
