"What happened here?" Belladonna asked, as her eyes glided over the sprawling city laid out before her.
It was a fortress town, meaning that the entire city was built to encircle a singular fortress. It was rather common, from what Belladonna had seen, at least for the larger cities. Although it meant that your lower class people were between you and an invading army, that was only a problem of perspective.
If you were a peasant or lower class whelp, it was a risk you were constantly living with, whereas if you were the type who could live in the castle, it was like having a buffet of prime ribs you could throw to the wolves so you had time to make your escape.
Beyond that, it also meant that the entire city was one large defensive structure. Not just from the huge wall, but from the way the streets were built. They weren't the miserable grid based system that she knew all too well, which was all about efficiency and cramming as much as possible into the least amount of space.
