[quote=Flamelord]
Well then, this little break, much less useful than the one about Dust. I was hoping to see something about culture and stuff, not vague generalizations that only really reinforce the point that the world is a scary place beyond the walls of the Kingdoms. Oh well, till next week then.
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Pretty much it confirms there are people who, for some reason or another, decide to live outside these fortified cities (like Ruby's entire family).
-And like most of Ruby's family, they tend to disappear overnight without explanation. But disappear from who?

As evil as Roland may seem to be, I don't think his aim is to destroy the one thing keeping the nasties away from him.