The capital city was divided into rings, and the contrast between the outer slums and the wealthy inner district was almost funny.
Kai walked behind Eevy, keeping to the shadows of the alleys.
The outer walls they had just passed through were filled with starving refugees begging for stale bread.
Here in the inner ring, the streets were paved with smooth white cobblestones and lined with perfectly trimmed hedges.
Kai looked up at a large mansion in a shade of yellow.
He nudged Eevy's shoulder and pointed at the building.
"Do you think they chose that colour to blind their enemies with bad taste, or do they just hate the people living next door?" Kai asked, keeping his voice low.
Eevy shot him a quick glare over her shoulder, though the corner of her mouth twitched upward in a brief, reluctant smile.
