The ship finally landed on the mountains nearly an hour later, having floated above the docking area while waiting for a spot. Once they disembarked, Cassian and Katherine didn't have to wait long before they found themselves at the back of a nearly half-kilometer-long queue of people waiting to enter the city.
Luckily, they were with Julius, who, unlike Katherine and Cassian—who had both forgotten important items back home—came well-prepared. He had a token that allowed them to bypass the long line and enter the city through a side entrance without any trouble.
Once inside, the city looked much like what Cassian had seen from above, but what stood out now were the diverse types of people around. Some had skin as dark as coal, while others were a pale, ashen white. There were those whose eyes seemed almost perpetually closed, and others with wide, bright blue eyes that never seemed to blink. The variety of people was unlike anything Cassian had ever encountered before.
