Three Old Men

An Hour Ago. 

Because all of their local friends had been busy with the war, the Golds with Cassandra and Veronica were left exploring on their own. 

The streets were mostly empty except for a few gardeners and hawkers, while the rest of those remaining were inside buildings and factories doing their jobs. 

Altera set a limit to the level of participants to a relatively higher level, which was really considerate of them. 

However, they also felt those left behind wanted to do their parts for the territory—which was why even when working hours were over at this time, no one had timed out. Normally, people would be coming out of the buildings in droves, looking for a place or somewhere to eat.