Chapter 29: This Feels Dumb

The Frontier, as it turned out, was not what he was expecting it to be. Yes, it was dangerous and yes, it was the home of several dangerous monsters. But they only became a problem when one goes further in. No, the bigger issue tended to be the terrain itself. Filled with plants can irritate skin or outright poison a person, the woodland itself was noted to be especially tenacious. The way Janesca described it, foliage that was burned or destroyed would regrow within a few days at the latest. But there were portions that were said to regrow or even move near instantaneously. The “living wood” as it was sometimes called.

It made the land unfit for colonizing, at any rate, and the danger provided by creatures and landscape alike was more than enough to deter most people. Including law enforcement and any sellswords they may send his way. In a land where death could be achieved just by getting lost, most people wouldn’t see the point of sending someone in to retrieve a fugitive.