Their destination proved to be a private compound at the western edge of the Portland city limits. From the gate, Sam could see that the estates enclosure extended out past the city’s barrier walls, expanding the owner’s turf beyond the city’s boundary. how far he could not tell; the mansion and groves of trees flanking it screened his view. Such a territory was in violation of the Tir Tairngire ordinances requiring all city properties to be completely within the series of concrete, wire, and electronic fences that separated the enclave city from the Tir proper. That the mansion’s grounds existed in such blatant disregard of those laws was an indication of the owner’s power in the Tir.