The road out of Thal'zar territory went faster than the road in, the way roads home usually do. They rode until the carriage reached the nearest Gate station, thanked the guide, and stepped through into Velkaris. The capital was doing what it always did, roaring away in every direction with a million people going about their own business, and none of the three of them had any interest in a single part of it today. They crossed the hub, paid the transit fee, and took the second Gate.
