Chapter 7 Paper: Impossible to acquire.
As I cling to Ralph’s back, my legs dangling, the gates of the outer wall come into view.
The outer wall was built to protect the town, so it’s considerably taller than other buildings nearby. It’s about two or three stories tall by Japanese standards, and it’s quite thick. It has gates at each of the cardinal directions, at which it seems that several soldiers are stationed in order to check incoming travelers.
The gate ahead is the south gate, and I can see several soldiers standing there. One of them is probably my father. I can’t tell which one is him, but it looks like Tory knows. She clutches the bundle close to her chest, and runs forward, waving her arm.
“Father!” she calls.
Our father looks surprised. “Tory, what’s the matter?”
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