Silas left the city an hour later. He took no guards, no change of clothes. He simply walked out of the Gate and disappeared into the forest.
The journey was not long, but it wasn't short either. It was in the middle. He knew the path by heart since he was the one who had found the cave, so reaching the place was not a problem.
As he was also the one who found Ashwick, when they realized the city wasn't just a ruin but a goldmine, he decided to rebuild it.
They had to cut down trees with axes and saws. They cleared tangled vines that had grown as if they had been there for decades, while it had just been months. They moved massive boulders using ropes, levers, and their monstrous strength. The work took months. But they kept going until the city became what it was today.
