Himfast had a natural disadvantage.
Colonization of the Ailen Peninsula stemmed from the aftermath of a war. As the Mist of Strangeness emerged, the Exorcist Association mediated the conflict, and McDonald I abandoned the city walls, claiming it was for openness and commerce.
Although most people knew the real reason was that constructing the walls would be prohibitively expensive.
Subsequent successors adhered to this concept, thus contributing to the prosperity of Belfast.
[Himfast is now ready to face the invasion of the Mist of Strangeness!]
On the sixth day back in the Elm Forest, the news featured an image of the "preparations" encircling Himfast, made of countless stakes driven into the ground.
Entire trees were felled from the forest miles away, branches stripped away and trunks hammered into the ground--this was the fastest way to erect a makeshift wall.
It didn't need to be very sturdy, after all, the wall wasn't meant to withstand catapults and soldiers.
