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It was evident by their countenances, though, that the guards now on duty were more interested in the fire than in their immediate vicinity, thinking, no doubt, that the laurels were to be won there and not at Nunami, and as such, they paid little heed to the walls, instead walking with their necks craned precariously to the north. IT WAS EVIDENT BY THEIR COUNTENANCES THOUGH THAT THE GUARDS NOW ON DUTY WERE MORE INTERESTED IN THE FIRE IN THEIR IMMEDIATE VICINITY THINKING NO DOUBT THAT THE LAURELS WERE TO BE ONE THERE AND NOT A NUI AND AS SUCH THEY PAID LITTLE HEED TO THE WALLS INSTEAD WALKING WITH THEIR NECKS CRANED PRECARIOUSLY TO THE NORTH
 and through each of the four gates, though only the northern was fully visible to us, the others being too far to be seen distinctly. Still, we could see them rushing out of Nunami at a quick pace, not hurried, as if frightened or finicky, nor slow as in deliberation and meditation, instead it was a steady trot that they took, allowing them to move safely and swiftly. The tide of Zards swept steadily past us, and it was a good half an hour later that the final ones had left the gates and the city far behind. Most had taken some type of weapon, a pitchfork or club or occasionally a sword, for the threat of war was a constant, but none of them had any idea that their only danger was behind them. It was not all in the clear though, for a patrol of guards equipped with long spears and clothed with a tough, leathery armor were making their way to and fro along the tops of the walls, where there was a platform of about five feet across that served as a road to the soldiers in their watches. UT FAST AND STRONG THOUGH EACH OF THE FOUR GATES THOUGH ONLY THE NORTHERN WAS FULLY VISIBLE TO US THE OTHERS BEING TOO FAR TO BE SEEN DISTINCTLY STILL WE COULD SEE THEM RUSHING OUT OF NOON AND I AT A QUICK PACE NOT HURRIED AS IF FRIGHTENED OR FINICKY NOR SLOW AS IN DELIBERATION AND MEDITATION INSTEAD IT WAS A STEADY TROT THAT THEY TOOK ALLOWING THEM TO MOVE SAFELY AND SWIFTLY THE TIDE OF THE ZARD SWEPT STEADILY PAST US AND IT WAS A GOOD HALF AN HOUR LATER THAT THE FINER ONES HAD LEFT THE GATES AND THE CITY FAR BEHIND MOST HAD TAKEN SOME TYPE OF WEAPON A PITCHFORK OR CLUB OR OCCASIONALLY A SWORD FOR THE THREAT OF WAR WAS A CONSTANT BUT NONE OF THEM HAD ANY IDEA THAT THEIR ONLY DANGER WAS BEHIND THEM IT WAS NOT ALL IN THE CLEAR THOUGH FOR A PATROL OF GUARDS EQUIPPED WITH LONG SPEARS AND CLOTHED WITH A TOUGH LEATHERY ARMOR WERE MAKING THEIR WAY TO AND FRO ALONG THE TOPS OF THE WALLS WHERE THERE WAS A PLATFORM OF ABOUT FIVE FEET ACROSS THAT SERVED AS A ROAD TO THE SOLDIERS IN THEIR WATCHES
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