Julius is aware that Kinloch Hold isn't occupied. It's not an especially attractive property to bandits, given that the single approach is as much of a liability as an asset, and moreover it's neither hidden nor near anything. Julius lived in the tower for 31 years and can count on his fingers the times he left it before leaving for good. He is keenly aware of the many ways it's designed to keep people in and nothing else.
Still, it's eerie to see the place silent. Even in the aftermath of Uldred's rebellion, there'd still be the motion and activity of the survivors trying to put the pieces back together and rouse themselves to offer the help they'd offered Cousland. This is unsettling in an entirely different way. Like something that should be present is absent, for all his feelings about Circles writ large have changed since he left this place.
As they disembark from the ferry (they'd had to row themselves over, but at least there'd been a boat without any holes in it stored in a nearby shed), he says to Kostos, "Right. So how are we doing this?"
For Kostos
Still, it's eerie to see the place silent. Even in the aftermath of Uldred's rebellion, there'd still be the motion and activity of the survivors trying to put the pieces back together and rouse themselves to offer the help they'd offered Cousland. This is unsettling in an entirely different way. Like something that should be present is absent, for all his feelings about Circles writ large have changed since he left this place.
As they disembark from the ferry (they'd had to row themselves over, but at least there'd been a boat without any holes in it stored in a nearby shed), he says to Kostos, "Right. So how are we doing this?"
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