C125 A Small Town in Ruins

They fell on a barren hill, surrounded by a small forest, but because it was hot and dry all year round, the branches were dotted with a few leaves, and the leaves were almost yellow, as lifeless as the land that had been ravaged by the fires of war.

As they had already passed the border sentry post, the area they were in was desolate and uninhabited. Hence, they did not attract much attention