Huntington still had streetscapes of walls covered in steam pipes, with horse-drawn carriages, gentlemen, and barefoot children sharing the same city. However, the southern Kasonlik Kingdom and the northern Dellaireon Kingdom differed somewhat in culture. Thus, even though their cities belonged to the same era, their settings and styles remained vastly different.
In the northern Dellaireon Kingdom, cities favored straight roads aligned with the cardinal directions and symmetrical layouts. In Kasonlik cities, on the other hand, one could encounter rare slanted streets, and districts were often divided by roads cutting across them.
What they had in common was the bustling grandeur of major cities, the mist curling through their urban areas, clothing styles dominated by gray and black, and winding alleys that connected the main streets in every direction.
Because of the terrain, Huntington's urban streets often had slopes. Besides flower girls and newsboys, there were also children carrying little baskets and peddling grapes along the streets.
After all, not all grapes were used for winemaking. Huntington, located in the northern United Kingdom, was likewise an important producer of fruit grapes in Kasonlik.
Shade had even asked the coachman to stop so that he could buy some grapes, turn them into toys, and tuck them into his pocket. He intended to give them to the Doctor and Priest Augustus as gifts after returning to Tobesk.
Although Huntington lay on the great plains of the Central Old Continent, the city itself had been built atop a raised hill. The city as a whole rose and fell somewhat, while all roads leading to the Central District went uphill. The Central District housed city hall, high-end clubs, restaurants, opera houses, and the residences of nobles. Most of the city's other functional areas, such as large markets and Citizen Square, were concentrated in the