The gate came down with a final, heavy thud.
Rohan felt it through the soles of his boots.
For a moment, that sound meant safety. Not complete safety, obviously. He was still wounded, surrounded by armed strangers, and standing in a settlement on a planet that appeared to have been designed by someone with a personal grudge against lungs. But the wind was gone from his back. The endless ash field was no longer open on every side. There were walls behind him now.
Walls meant people had survived long enough to build them.
That thought had barely settled before something else appeared in front of him.
A translucent panel opened in the air.
Rohan stopped walking.
[You have entered Veyrhold.]
[Quest Received: Report to the Ash-House]
[Objective: Follow Captain Maerin to the Ash-House.]
[Reward: Local Knowledge]
[Penalty: None]
Rohan stared at the panel.
Then he stared harder.
