“No, not after us. Before us, there were two other heroes who used the Four Sword, well actually one of them forged it. The various sacred swords are remarkably picky about who can wield them, so I don’t think anyone but a hero who needed it could draw it in the first place.”

The group reached their first destination, a large city bounded by high light gray limestone walls adorned with banners depicting the royal crest. Within the walls the streets were paved with a different, reddish-tan colored stone. All the traffic was due to pedestrians and cyclists, and there were very few motor-driven vehicles in sight. The buildings were all obviously very old, built of the same stone as the streets, although many displayed modern signs advertising the businesses inside. 

Further north a splendid castle could be seen rising above the walls of the city. It’s walls were the same pale gray as the walls of Castle Town, and it had blue tile roofs and more red and gold banners hanging from the parapets. Several large stained glass windows could also be seen, depicting important figures in the kingdom’s history. 

“So this is Castle Town. It actually hasn’t changed much- apparently it’s been designated as a historic city or something, so they can only renovate the inside of the buildings, and not the historically significant ones. It’s probably the only major city that doesn’t have automobiles within the historic parts. It’s expanded since my time, obviously, but all the development has been outside the walls. They’re mostly residential areas though.”

“Ah,” the Repairman replied, packing away his cart in his hammerspace by shoving it aside. “I wondered why I never saw a lot of people wielding those things.”

He looked around in awe at the town. The ghosts weren’t lying; thing were definitely more modern around here. Well, apart from the architecture…

Well, the Repairman had seen weirder mixes.

“…Pretty nice,” he said, softly. “Wonder who maintains it all…”

His eyes turned back to Sparky. He listened intently to the explanation of Castle Town. It wasn’t often he was able to tour a place!

“Huh,” he said, approaching a nearby shop. “It’s aged pretty well, I have to say…”

He examined one of the walls closely. Was it more maintenance workers like him, good material, or the fact that folks didn’t attack it constantly…?