Chapter 18 (2/5)

halfling chimed in cheerfully. Draco looked at him with obvious interest. At first, Leopold tensed up, looking around as if preparing for an attack. He quickly regained his composure and returned to his optimistic attitude, but the dragon had already noticed the suspicious change. - Oh yes, I heard you're from Dagos, so you probably didn't learn much more about Atlantis than what concerned the military and the shopping centre. But there's so much more to discover! - The halfling began to sway, standing on his toes and then on his heels. -The city itself is huge, and then there's the port area. Of course, the port is now within the cityboundaries, but it used to be outside the city walls. Oh! - Leopold jumped slightly. - You have to see the old city walls! Now there's only a fragment separating the historic old town from the port! They're really magnificent! I regret that during one of the expansions, it was decided to destroy the walls. Only paintings and chronicles survived, and such ones! Of course, most of the sculptures and reliefs from the original buildings were used in the construction of the new walls, but it's not the same...

-Leo, please.- Sofi's long-suffering expression revealed that this was not the first time the halfling had gotten carried away on the subject of architecture. -Draco may not have heard you talk about old buildings yet, but we've been through this several times already. I'd really appreciate it if you could spare us all this.

-Oh, really?- Leopold was embarrassed. -I'm sorry, history and architecture are my passions, and once I start talking about them, I can't stop.- He put his hands behind his back again. -Oh, we... Right. Back to the topic. Apart from the part of the city I mentioned, there is the rest of the island. Most of it is undeveloped or designated as training grounds for the military and the Guard. The land suitable for cultivation has been taken over by vineyards, estates and small settlements, but the rest is only suitable for city expansion or for

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