Black PlagueChapter 3
Esala was a puzzle that Stefan couldn't quite figure out. The city was far too clean, lacking the smell of shit, piss, and rotting garbage; the cesspools were missing. There were no animals in the buildings except for cats and a few dogs. Even the people looked clean and had little odor about themselves, which was totally odd. May Day was the annual festival of the bath and that was months in the past. These people had bathed much more recently, even the children. Gregor had gone to the...