Freljord City meant "the narrow place of flowing water" in the Freljordian language.
The Dragon Ridge Mountains and the Iceclaw Mountains, which had diverged to the north and south at Nuskar Pass, drew close to each other once more. Though they did not form a narrow pass like Nuskar, they came within less than a hundred miles of each other. The seasonal rivers flowing from east to west converged again, and the narrow stretch between the mountains became a place of exceptionally swift currents.
Just as Nuskar Pass divided central Freljord from the Western Freljord Subcontinent, Freljord City could be regarded as the boundary between central and eastern Freljord.
The vast, warm Lakstak Plains ended here. Farther east, the Iceclaw Mountains gradually turned northeast to southwest, no longer able to fully block Breath of Anivia from the great glacier. As a result, the climate grew visibly harsher the farther east one traveled from Freljord City.
Geographically speaking, Freljord City could unquestionably be considered one of the most important cities in Freljord.
As a city with the character of a mountain pass, Freljord City, built in the Freljord City region, held great military and political significance.
It was the eastern gateway to the Lakstak Plains and an essential route connecting central and eastern Freljord. Freljord's underdeveloped trade economy meant it could never become an important tax hub, but without exception, every ruler of Lakstak City had kept a firm grasp on it.
Ashe was no exception.
As the Warmother of Avarosa and the founder of Frostport, Ashe was one of the few "builders" in Freljord. Traditional Freljordians considered building extensive walls, like the warmbloods did, a sign of weakness. But Ashe had never hesitated for a moment on that account.
So, ever since she had established herself in Lakstak, the walls