The city watch barracks stood at the southern side of the military district.
Batu noticed the difference as soon as he arrived. The building was newer than the military barracks by two construction cycles, and the timber made that obvious.
The garrison barracks had been built from older-cut wood that had already survived at least one winter before assembly. The watch barracks used fresh-cut pine. The joints were still pale, and a faint scent of resin lingered even in the cold air.
The structure itself was smaller sat closer to the road leading toward the administrative district. Men leaving for patrol could reach the city's main streets without passing through the deeper sections of the military district.
Batu noted the choice and kept walking.
Outside the barracks, the training ground revealed what the watch was practicing. Felt rope had been laid directly onto the snow to mark an approximated city's main street grid.
