She'd seen several large herd of animals on their way to Kendre.She'd seen several large herd of animals on their way to Kendre. "Luke," she said, addressing the book she carried in her left arm, "do I have any money?" "I believe you should look in your pack. There's a substantial amount of gold there." "How much is gold worth?" Kitty asked. It was obvious to her that, as a Pendorian, it shouldn't matter nearly as much as it had when she'd been a native of Terra. But in Backwater, the rules, she'd learned, were very different. "Kendre has a silver-driven economy. Gold is exceptionally valuable. From the amount you are carrying, my guess is Shardik had no desire to see you starve. Just don't get robbed." "Oh," Kitty said. It hadn't occurred to her that there might be bandits on the road. "Kitty?" "Hmmm?" "I think you should know that I am personally troubled by your and the Dragons' presence in my domain." "Why is that?" "Because in Backwater, no matter what happens to someone it happens because they consented to be here. But you were put here. Do you understand the danger you are in?" Kitty thought about it. "No more danger than walking around New York City at night, really. At least, I doubt it." "Comparing the crime rates here and there, I find your argument convincing. I must concern myself with the Dragons." Kitty walked through the woods to the road she'd seen from the air and began making her way to Kendre. She soon found the staff she carried comfortable as it clacked along the pebbles and dirt of the dusty road. The forest came to an end as she came into view of Kendre. Not much of a city, she thought. Not being much of a student of things medieval, she at least had the vocabulary to assess Kendre. The town lacked a main tower; did that mean it rarely suffered attacks from the outside? She saw a small river running north to south along the road; in several places it was diverted into the city, but she saw no sewage ports leading back out of the city. |