Thieves Landing and Darkwater.

"So this is thieves landing." I said as we rode into the town. It was a decent size compared to many of the smaller towns that circled the city but not as grand as the capital. The city looked as ruff as the some of the people who inhabited it.

"Yes, it was once a hide out for pirates and smugglers. Though most of the towns current profit comes from ship building and trade there are still a number of unsavory characters who call it home so best to mind your step." Araseli said. It was weird to see her in common clothes, a cloak on her back to hide her wings.

"This is the place. You will find a cat woman within named Kesar. She is a known smuggler who has had dealings with the empire before and is heading that way in the morning. She can get you into the empire but once you are there we can offer you no assistance." She said as we got off of the horses. "Here are your papers. You are a merchant with a newly founded shipping company. Since you are not with any of the established companies most people you come across shouldn't pay you no mind."

"Always wanted to be a merchant." I shrugged taking the leather envelop and opened it looking over the papers seeing if there was anything I had to remember instead of making it up as I went along.

"You will need this. Hold out your hand." She said holding out a coin purse. I held out my hand and she handed it to me. "I give this to thee of my own free will."

"Not sure how an empty coin purse will help me."

"An enchanted coin purse. I have just passed ownership to you. It contains one hundred imperial gold coins within but only the owner of the purse can use it. Simply speak how much you wish and the purse will produce what you need. No more no less. Spend it wisely and don't lose it. You will need it to buy the information we need."

"Got it." I smiled. It felt like there was nothing in it at all. It was a convenient way to carry a small fortune. This much money I could hop a ship and buy my own island somewhere. She left with the horse and I headed inside. It was kind of like the tavern back in the city only louder. It was filled with ship builders, sailors, and whores and probably even less savory characters. It took me a second to find Kesar who was up on the second level with her crew. She sat at a table with a woman on either arm which threw me for a second.

"Are you Kasar?" I smiled.

"Ah yes, I am she. What can I do for you?" She said in an accent that rolled off the tongue. I could here part of it sometimes in Felicia's voice underneath her more common tongue.

"I need to book passage to the night elves empire and I hear you are the woman to talk to."

"Ah. We are heading that way but I am afraid we are not a passenger vessel my friend and I have never meet anyone who needed to be smuggled into the empire, typically they want out." She smiled.

"I am a merchant representing a fairly new trading company. My employers are looking to establish trade with the empire which could be beneficial to someone such as your self once we establish trade partners with in the empire. I do not require much room and my company is willing to pay handsomely for my safe passage to the empire and back. Enough to keep your throat and pussy wet for sometime to come."

"Two of my favorite things my friend." She laughed. "Money is not meant to be horded but shared with those who would bring you happiness." She smiled and put a hand around the whore next to her and gave her tit a squeeze.

"One silver to get you there and one silver back. If you wish for us to carry cargo though the price goes up considerably depending on the size of the cargo and its legality." She smiled.

"Seems fair. Let us celebrate." I smiled and flagged down one of the women working the floor. "Winch."

"Yes. What can I get you handsome?" The busty winch came over.

"You except imperial coins."

"We except any and all coins sugar, this is a port city."

"I will be buying my new friend here a drink and paying for these lovely ladies services to entertain her this evening. Two gold should do it." I smiled and pulled out the purse feeling the two gold inside. Guess it really did work.

"I am afraid that is to much sir." The winch shook her head.

"Is it? Well then we will require a keg of what she is drinking and for her and her crew and send up some more whores would you." I gave her a smack on the ass to send her on her way, playing the part. The men cheered and raised there mugs.

"Seems like you have a ship and a crew my friend though your coin purse seems a little light." Kasar smiled.

"I didn't think it wise to carry all of my coin on me." I shrugged.

"I suppose not in a place like this. We leave at dawn with the tide. Now if you will excuse me I am going to take you up on your generosity with these lovely ladies." Kasar got up and followed the girls to their room. Almost every whore in the place came up stairs to entertain the crew. Some where not bad looking but I didn't really see any I wanted to fuck. After fucking a queen sleeping with a whore just didn't have the same appeal.

The ship left with the morning tide and we headed off for a week long trip. Though I spent the first day throwing up over the side of the boat. I spent my days learning the ends and outs of the ship just to keep my mind busy. I spent my nights in the cargo hold lying in my hammock reading about earth magic. I found several spells I could think of uses for but no way to test most since I was at sea. One of the few I could use which came in handy for reading at night was cats eye. It lasted for a few hours before I began to feel the mana drain. The one thing that I could practice the most was my binding spells. It took a lot of work with complex hand movements but I finally got it down and with the number of sailors learning new knots was relatively easy. On the seventh day we traveled up river and reached the city of Darkwater. It sat in a bay as dark as night. Remnants of a volcanic eruption that still caused the water to simmer and boil from time to time.

"Welcome to the dark forest my friend." Kasar smiled as she came to the edge were I looked out on the city. The weather was hot and the air humid. Though it was called the dark forest large parts of it were swamps and marshes.

"Not the most inviting place."

"No, and neither are her people. What kind of culture doesn't have brothels? They only have the one and not a single dark elf to fuck in the place." She shook her head. "I wouldn't wonder out late at night or wonder to far from the city and keep your papers on you at all times least they think you are a slave trying to stowaway on a ship."

"I will keep that in mind."

"So any clue were you are going?" She smiled. "If not I can point you in the right direction." I still wasn't sure if I could trust her or not but she seemed willing to do just about anything legal or illegal for the right price.

Trust Kasar ?