Fenwick turned toward Ethan and nodded. "Do you want to take a look now, or do you want to rest first?"
"No," Ethan replied firmly. "Let's move now. The faster we assess the situation, the sooner we can act before things get dangerous."
"Hm," Fenwick nodded.
Without further delay, the group moved forward.
Ethan tagged along with Baron Fenwick as they moved out of the barrier zone.
The moment they crossed it, devastation greeted them head-on. Burned houses lay in ruins, their wooden frames shattered and blackened. Roofs had collapsed inward, and broken beams jutted out like snapped bones.
The ground was scorched in wide arcs where flames had swept through, and deep claw marks gouged the earth. Household items were scattered everywhere. Cracked pots, torn clothes, and broken tools lay half-buried in ash and mud.
