She pointed down at the dazzlingly prosperous coastline and said, "The Free City States is a collective term for the major cities and settlements along the eastern coast. They might seem loosely organized, but they're all interconnected. Nominally, they belong to the Empire, but they're internally autonomous. Imperial law is less useful here than a single Gold Coin. See that tallest white spire? That's the landmark of Silver Moon Academy—the Tower of the Silver Moon!"
Everyone looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a towering spire.
The spire had a distinctly Elven style, slender and elegant, with a tranquil beauty.
Below the spire lay a shockingly massive port city.
