Comprehension

Although Arran was unfamiliar with the region around Knight's Watch, finding a sufficiently secluded spot was a simple matter. This close to the Desolation, the roads were few, and no more farms or villages dotted the landscape.

Instead, there was only a seemingly endless expanse of inhospitable land, with rocky hills and dense forests that had gone untouched by human feet for many years. Amid that barren wilderness, solitude was easily found.

Still, Arran did not linger near the city. He traveled for a full day and night, journeying far enough from Knight's Watch that there was not even the slightest risk of encountering others.

He finally came to a halt at a small clearing amid a dense patch of forest that lay hidden between two large hills. As remote as it was unremarkable, it was the sort of place where he would be impossible to find for all but the most determined pursuer.