“Ambushes on the roads, mostly.” The villa was growing into a proper village and was connected to other towns that were fairly intact further out from the valley. Even if they were fortified against raids, it was no surprise that people making the trek back and forth would be most vulnerable. There were already people leading the effort on establishing safer travel routes.

“But it seems there are rumors of catacombs just beyond the boundary to the west. So…some of the kids are challenging each other to tests of bravery and whatnot. One of the men broke his arm last night saving some children wedging themselves behind a boulder trying to find the ‘secret entrance.’