A walled town

Ahead of her, Druuna could see the beach ending rather abruptly by running into a cliff which seemed to slope up from the area behind the beach to finally stretch its way out into the sea before ending in a steep wall which seemed to reach several hundreds of feet in height. At the top of the cliff, seemingly near the edge of it, there stood a tall tower with a circular top, a lighthouse, most likely.

Intrigued, Druuna moved closer, and could make out that a wall ran beneath the cliff, the far end of which reached out into the water so that the incoming waves broke against it. The walls, like most surrounding settlements in these areas, was made out of whatever had been at had when they had been built, making them a mixture of not only stocks and clay, but also old steel beams and other scraps from the times the great disaster.

Coming closer still, Druuna could start to make out dozens of houses which littered the slope of the cliff, including a rather massive white one which lay not far from the lighthouse. Glancing at the white house, Druuna could see that it was similar to one that she had seen painted on several old paintings, including the oddly glossy ones which were called ?posters?.

At this point, the day was nearing an end and the sun was setting below the horizon, illuminating the surface of the sea as it disappeared behind it.

All in all, the town might well be home to hundreds of people, making it one of the largest communities that Druuna had ever come across, and her curious streak was urging her to get inside its walls.

If she didn?t attempt to get into the town, Druuna would most likely be **** to sleep in the wild. This wasn?t dangerous just because of what might bump into her in the night, but also because the weather might change, and a rainstorm or suchlike could well cause her **** if she had no clothes or blankets with which to keep warm. But on the other hand, she had no idea of what type of town it was that laid before her, and it might very well be little more than a hive of scum and villainy. And to enter it in her current state of undress might be a very unwise move to make.