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Berisolis – Walls and WithinThe Walls of Berisolis loomed ahead, magnificent in their glory. Standing over eighty feet tall, they encircled the entire city. Santha’s wonderment grew as the crowd marched closer. The stories from home did not do them justice.
The walls extended far into the east and west, with its delicate towers and high arches strategically positioned on large blocks of limestone. While far off to the west she saw the sun glint off a body of water just touching the city’s exterior—a lake, massive, far bigger than anything she’d experienced back home. And still the walls seemed to dwarf it.
It was an impressive display, but more than that, it promised refuge.
‘It’s huge!’ exclaimed a little girl perched on a wagon beside Krishtar.
A man who looked to be her father
