Inala didn't immediately rush to the Rooster Tribe settlement. Instead, he had something to check first, before nightfall approached.
The ring shown on the map spanned a radius of 500 kilometres. Towards its south was Ellora Trade City, the place he had just visited. Westward from it was the Rooster Tribe settlement.
He was currently running south in the direction closest to the ring. It was late in the evening when he arrived before the ring and stared at it in surprise.
Before him stood a curtain of darkness where light or sound didn't exist. It felt eerie, like the end of the world. Inala approached it and passed his hand through the curtain of darkness. There was no change.