"they paid no attention to our hiding place , but instead were marching east , towards the entrance of the valley . '' where are they going ? '' i asked suvan , shaking her arm . her eyes fluttered open . she answered sleepily , '' to raid and plunder anyone who crosses into the wasteland . or beyond . '' '' surely no one comes that far into the _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
wasteland