The following day, Adam arrived at the edge of the town.
He stood silently beneath the cover of the surrounding trees and swept the settlement with his senses.
Hundreds of humans.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and he wondered, There are far more here than I expected.
And according to the map, there are two more human settlements like this.
Adam activated his concealment magic and calmly entered the town. No one noticed his presence. To the inhabitants, he was little more than a passing shadow.
As he walked through the narrow dirt streets, however, his expression gradually became solemn.
The people looked miserable.
Men and women moved through the town with dull, lifeless expressions. Their shoulders were perpetually slumped, their movements slow and mechanical, as though they had long since lost the strength to care about anything beyond surviving another day.
