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"Okay. Well, if I'm going to be flying us to the forest, I should probably get in some practice."

They packed up the few belongings they would need and left the rest in the room. Garthildur said the room was rented for the rest of the week and there was a sturdy-looking lock on the door, so it seemed like a good place to store them.

The street outside was both very different and yet quite similar to what he had imagined. He had seen many medieval marketplaces in movies and TV shows. Earth entertainments were all pretty close, but way off at the same time. It was extremely noisy and filthy. There were people everywhere all clamoring to sell their wares, and it reminded him of videos he'd seen of the frenzied action on a stock market trading floor in New York.

Alana skillfully navigated through the crowd and led him to the city gates. Once outside, he turned to look back.

Gralden nestled up against the base of a mountain, the quality of housing getting better, larger and more expansive