Leonard took Soa aside and questioned her, for he saw clearly that a couple more days of this suffering would put an end to all of them.
"You say these people of yours have a city, Soa ?" "They have a city, Deliverer," she answered, "but whether they will allow you to enter it, except as a victim for sacrifice, is another matter." "None of us will enter it unless we find shelter soon," he answered.
"How far is the place away ?" "It should be a day's journey, Deliverer.

Were the mist gone you could see it now.

The city is built at the foot of great mountains, there are none higher, but the fog hides everything.

To-morrow, if it lifts, you will see that I speak truth." "Are there any houses near where we can shelter ?" he asked again.
"How can I tell ?" she answered.

"It is forty years since I passed this road, and here, where the land is barren, none dwell except the herdsmen.