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Chapter 262 - Infiltrating the hub.

"What you see are likely the water towers." Lieve said.

"Hmm. How peculiar." Lee pondered out loud, "Those things look like thin spikes piercing the sky – how is the water stored there?"

"The water is stored underground." She explained, "Every hub has similar formation that allows to forcefully condensate water. Those are the only water sources we have in Hollowreach."

"That's … inconvenient." Lee said, "So we can't use those to get in. But there surely has to be some kind of ventilation system, right?"

"Yes, but as I said, the world is carefully guarded. Getting in through ventilation pipes is something so obvious any trespasser will think of it." Lieve said, "There are only two ways to get in – through a rift or on board of a steamrunner."

"So we should wait for the next steamrunner to get in." Lee said.

"I doubt we can get on one unnoticed." She said, "Besides, with how we look we'll be immediately recognized as criminals."

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