As she started through the city, the young girl coughed from the fumes of the steam driven streets. The roads were flooded with people; all of whom passed faceless through her visions in a colored, messy bulge of sensory detail. The dark, paved roads were expertly build. Yet, they were covered from rubbish and dirt that was left uncleaned. As the putrid smells slammed into her nose, the girl felt like she was hit by a heavy carriage. She lifted her hand from the cloak and held her nose, breathing through her mouth instead.

The cold, bland buildings were fat departed from the glories of elvish architecture. They were square, down to earth, and boring. Hanuh appreciated the Raiaeran level of artistic license in her old tower. This place, on the other hand, was lacking in any form of pleasant appearance. As the people squeezed her deeper into the heavy sticky sea of crowd, Hanuh longed for her quiet cabin back on the ship.

She wanted out of this town very soon.

As her boots splotched in what she hoped was just mud, Hanuh slowed next to a stone constructed building. On the clear glass window in the front, an Open sign was hung in neat, orderly fashion. Through the window, many rows of general goods and foods could be seen. Happy to escape this awful street for a while, Hanuh pushed through the crowds towards the building. As she climbed the wooden porch, she stepped to the side where a rug was to wipe off one's shoes. She looked down at the disgusting display of mud and yuck on her feet and even pants! She grimaced as she struggled not to gag. The only thing that helped was that she had seen far worse than mud in her past...

As she stomped and rubbed her boots off on the front door, a prestigious dark elf wearing high honored clothing walked out. Sticking her nose up, she muttered loudly, "Watch your filth, human!"

Hanuh scowled. Oh yeah, dark elves hated pretty much anything that was not them. Although, she was sure she would face even worse treatment if her ears were exposed. Sighing heavily, she left her staff on the porch as she entered the building.