Settling Into New Lands
Led away from the darkened soil, the woman on the chariot led us to a nearby war camp. The place was deep inside a swamp with few solid ground to traverse the plain through. Thankfully, the chariot helped us get around the messy part and brought us straight to a hidden space surrounded by countless trees.
"Why would you come here?" Asked the same woman who'd brought us here. However, unlike before she seemed more curious than angry. "The gods didn't smite you, so there must be a reason for why you're doing here."
"We're here looking for some answers but judging from the sight of where we landed, I doubt we'll get any," I replied, knowing well enough that whatever this place was it was no longer what it used to be.
From Maiko's memories, I knew that the place was supposed to be lush with greenery with critters running amok, but having not seen one stray animal since coming here, there was no way things had stayed as she remembered.