They decided to head south, following the wall at a considerable distance. The caravan utilized back roads—some weren’t even paved. They avoided main highways as though their lives depended on it.
Well, perhaps they did. Darrin certainly thought it would be foolish to try and approach the wall trough a main artery, and Adelaide agreed. As talisman-wielders, they would be targets. It was intensely important that the small faction hide their necklaces at all costs, not only so they could enter what appeared to be a giant safe zone, but because they hoped to survive any encounters with sentries.
Though it took the better part of the next day, Ken and company eventually spotted a small gate in the structure. It was guarded, of course, and a road led up to it. But it wasn’t anything like the
