The woman responds but it doesn't actually sound like an answer to his question, and the tilt of Mateo's head says as much. "The war coming wouldn't stop someone from knowing what the road does would it?" he asks Everest, his brows furrowing. And the mention of security becoming lax has him snorting his disbelief - that is a lie, and he's very confident about it. "My Pa helps to train the Dragoons," he tells Ever. "There's no way he'd leave Stormbreak undefended."
Finally the sound of hoofbeats and footsteps becomes the shape of the dragoons on the road, and Mateo plops down to sit with his friend and watch what happens. He doesn't know what fate lies before the trapped Abandoned, only that they are definitely not going to be allowed entrance into the city. "You would think they might have tried to dig their way out, wouldn't you?"
Finally the sound of hoofbeats and footsteps becomes the shape of the dragoons on the road, and Mateo plops down to sit with his friend and watch what happens. He doesn't know what fate lies before the trapped Abandoned, only that they are definitely not going to be allowed entrance into the city. "You would think they might have tried to dig their way out, wouldn't you?"
