Homecoming [2]

Passing through the gates I took the first step inside Havenreach. Humanity's last line of defense, the safe zone, I was finally here. 

As I walked inside I heard the same rumbling sound again and looking back I saw that the gates had been closed.

In fact, once the gates were closed and my attention shifted back to the surroundings, I saw that a great number of people were guarding the gates. 

All of them were dressed in a greyish-black uniform and carried swords They looked like a combination of soldiers and knights so I didn't know how to address them, thus I decided to refer to them as guards—that's probably what they were in the first place. 

"You look heavily injured. Come with me I'll arrange for someone to take you to a hospital," said the guard who had checked my ID card.