He'd thought the gate he helped to guard was the only way off the planet. Apparently he was wrong, since the caves through to the summer pastures certainly didn't have a place like this. Paul frowned, his fingers curling tight around the weapon hanging off his belt.
There was a man at the door, and he walked towards him, careful to keep his footsteps quiet. The people they guarded against were stronger than a human, and he didn't want to risk getting killed if this person was one of them.
"Excuse me, but where am I?" He stopped just out of arm's reach, watching the man carefully as he waited for an answer to his question.