40. The ResistanceFor the rest of the day, Aiden and Iolair made their way south towards Teraan City. An unspoken urgency passed between them, and the Eagle flew swift and straight, only stopping for brief moments to drink from the clear streams that flowed out of the mountains.
The mountains and the village of Esund were soon far behind. Forest covered the land to the west, but to the east they could see open expanses of farmland, the brown earth of the fields ready for planting. Iolair kept low over the forest, not daring to venture nearer the farms where they would be too easily spotted.
Dusk was falling as Aiden caught sight of the familiar skyline of Teraan City. He knew that skyline like the back of his hand and yet already it seemed different, changed. The Wall stood as it ever ha
