Adam and Silvana watched the Cave Grid for a while. From their vantage point, the place looked like an anomalous zone protected by the military.
In a way, they were right. Ordinary people could only go down to the Cave Grid if they had special permission and the necessary skills to do so. Otherwise, most of the fighting and resources from the Lower Ring took place at the Cave Grid, deep in the mines.
Orel shook off the ash at the lowest pointing to the western tower.
"That's our tower by the walls. To get to the Cave Grid through the west gate you need permission from the Red Bears. It's the same situation with all the other gates. The men you see on the walls are ordinary men under our command.
"Some of them are actually government agents, but few people know that. I think you've realized by now that the Cave Grid is the most valuable asset the Lower Ring and the Citadel have."
