had finishedThey then decided to separate and regroup later, once they were done exploring the ruins of Amber Village.
Ulrich chose to head toward the back of the settlement, closer to the mountain where a building larger than the rest stood in silence beneath the snow.
From the outside, it looked like some kind of headquarters once used by Orchina's soldiers.
The trucks that had been used to transport the 'coal' were still parked outside, half-buried beneath layers of snow and ice.
The building itself remained strangely intact. Furniture still sat where it belonged, untouched by looters.
Even the weapons inside the armory remained neatly stored away, as if their owners had only stepped outside for a moment.
It felt wrong as though everyone had simply vanished in the middle of an ordinary day and never returned again.
Reports and documents still rested on desks in orderly stacks. Chairs remained pushed neatly beneath tables. Nothing showed signs of panic or struggle.
