As the two walked the smooth stone path, it became clear to AD7 how much the citizens trusted and respected Pure in Sanity members.\u00a0 The message wasn\u2019t posted on propaganda posters or giant statues of Tirzah, the ultimate leader of the clan.\u00a0 Not one street or park was named after a person or a team in the clan.\u00a0 The message was on the faces of the guards and common folks they passed.\u00a0 AD7 smiled at being recognized with a member of such a respected clan.<\/p>\n
She and Keyanna continued briskly along the path.\u00a0 About a decimeter above street level, people on hovering vehicles sped around on their own business.\u00a0 AD7 continued to be more and more impressed with the city.\u00a0 Its unique structures were all well-kept, only a few stories tall, and easily climbable.\u00a0 \u2018Climbable?\u2019<\/p>\n
AD7 had to look closer at the buildings to make sure she was seeing things correctly.\u00a0 She was not mistaken.\u00a0 Every building had small hand and foot grips built into their walls.\u00a0 A few buildings had several places along a wall that a person could climb.\u00a0 Obviously they wanted to ensure any building could be climbed at any time.\u00a0 AD7 turned to Keyanna and had to ask, \u201cFootholds?\u00a0 Why?\u201d<\/p>\n
Keyanna following her gaze to the concrete walls and simply answered, \u201cParking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parking?\u00a0 That made a little sense.\u00a0 Having been a Builder and had planned out an entire city, she understood that unorthodox provisions were often used to prevent a reoccurring problem.\u00a0 Simple but effective, these provisions would often seem bizarre to a newcomer.<\/p>\n
The climbable architecture took nothing away from the city.\u00a0 With more time to look, AD7 saw what had to be the distant boundaries of the city.\u00a0 A large wall of thick hedges occasionally came into view when the zooming lamp droids flew near enough to it.<\/p>\n
AD7 gazed into the cloud of lamps that lit the city.\u00a0 As she wondered just how many of those little there were, four of them separated themselves from the cloud.\u00a0 In an instant the droids stopped directly in front of her blocking her path.<\/p>\n
They were no larger than her hand.\u00a0 However, their lights were too bright for her to see what they looked like.\u00a0 A half second later, two more appeared behind her warming her with their light.\u00a0 After circling around her a few times, they flew back into the cloud of light carrying droids.<\/p>\n
AD7 looked at Keyanna and had to ask, \u201cWhat just happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u201d Keyanna gasped just now remembering.\u00a0 Apparently this was something she had meant to say but had forgotten, \u201cWhen the light droids spot something unusual, say a new person in the city, they alert the guards and try to identify it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo those droids do that a lot?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly for new people and odd situations.\u00a0 The light droids continuously send messages to the guards; very helpful if you get hurt or stuck somewhere in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n
AD7 looked back up at the cloud of lights as she walked along the streets with her guardian.\u00a0 The two ladies turned a few corners but AD7 couldn\u2019t stop thinking about the droids, \u201cShouldn\u2019t they have recognized me.\u00a0 I was on the posters all over town.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, yeah.\u00a0 But a photo isn\u2019t the same as a full body portrait.\u201d<\/p>\n
AD7 nodded and thought it best to change the subject, \u201cWhat kind of training am I going to get?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe absolute best.\u00a0 We\u2019ll start with your Talents,\u201d Keyanna said pointing at the entrance to the Talent square they had just now reached, \u201cWhat Talent Sets do you remember using?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a Builder,\u201d AD7 said with pride.\u00a0 She had built an entire city and also a wall to defend it from a continuously attacking force.\u00a0 She liked the Building Talents.\u00a0 There was little she could think to do other than that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHmm,\u201d Keyanna grunted and thought, \u201cBuilding isn\u2019t a thing anymore.\u00a0 Think we could try something else?\u201d<\/p>\n
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