338 - Moonlight

As Ryan walked, it was clear that the presence of humans was something surreal for those people. Walking alongside Ishtar, not for a second did those purple-skinned women look at him with animosity. All the women in that gigantic fortress had the same reaction of innocence and surprise when they saw the boy.

"What small ears..."

"He has very small ears"

"Did you cut off his ears?"

"He looks like a child, what cute ears"

That was all those women could tell, yet that reception was much better than Ryan and the rest of the humans could have imagined. As he followed Ishtar, the layout of the city began to become clear.

There were warriors, workers and a few sentries. In a way, the layout of that kingdom was very similar to what one would imagine of a hive of bees. All along the way, Ryan didn't meet a single person who wasn't working.

There were no peasants in that town.