Arriving soon after since the Magistrate met them nearby, Ava found herself in a crowded harbour full of life.
A row of boats filled the bustling docks, they were an assortment of different sizes with the boats organised to accommodate their dimensions.
Ava found herself staring at them in wonder as the sights before her were a mix of medieval, yet with varied advancements beyond that level with the inclusion that cultivation brings.
The boats look advanced though backwards in some areas compared to her old world, the more expensive looking ones seemed to be made of unidentifiable looking materials that seemed worldly thrumming with magical power indicating they were filled with supernatural strength.
A number of buildings filled the docks with the dockyard holding multiple workshops and large houses seeming to belong to the officers who managed the area.
She could identify the workshops were present for mending and producing new boats, with it fully capable to replace old and damaged ones.
There were even a few hospitals present to support emergencies in the case of ships needing to unload soldiers who required urgent care.
Other areas of the docks seemed more designed for visiting merchant and travelling ships for disembarking here at the City.
That was the area they headed towards as they neared the Ship Arwen had arranged the voyage with.
The Ship was known as the 'The Quinte' and held a great reputation in the City, they were more expensive compared to other ships who offered the same service but its safety and reliability was one of the best in the City at providing a steady journey to Kaldor.
Soon they stopped outside a particular docking bay that housed the ship they were going to be entering.
And shortly after she saw the ship known as 'The Quinte' that captured her attention immediately.
'Arwen knows how to pick a ship' she thought as she saw the large Galleon-like vessel gently floating in the port.
Though the ship that reminded her of the Galleon type vessels used by European nations in the medieval times, it was a large one by those standards, seeming very well armed but also plenty spacious enough to hold a good number of cargo and occupants.
There was a walk-way that connected the ship to the port.
At the front of the walk-way leading into the ship was two fierce looking men either side of a friendly, middle-aged man who seemed the odd one out beside the two battle-hardened men beside him.
As they approached the three men, the two fierce looking ones began to let out their aura as they saw them approach.
However this caused the gentle man at the front to frown as he said, "Tone down men, these are our guests and we do not show this attitude towards paying customers."
The men immediately withdrew their intimidating aura at the commands of the man causing Xandas to appraise them with an impressed look at the fine control of the two being a Warrior himself.
Althaea though seemed completely unimpressed as she scoffed at the display.
Ava on the other hand was still looking bright-eyed at that gorgeous looking vessel, completely captured by the appearance of the ship.
The gentle man didn't seem to pay attention to the mixture of reactions he received from the group, instead focusing entirely on Arwen as as said, "Ah you made it, as promised it would cost ten gold coins for safe passage to Kaldor. Although this is a great expense, you will receive free meals for the next four months and we offer one of the most secure, fastest means of travel to Kaldor. You won't find many other ships who can do better, and you'd have to pay even more for them of course."
The man offered his most business like smile as he told them the price.
Arwen showed no hesitance to pay the price. Although as a Druid he did not have the riches an expert of his level would expect to have, he had more than enough to pay such a sum.
The gentle man was pleased he received the sum readily from Arwen, making a gesture with his hands the two men moved to the side, as the man gestured up the walkway to the group.
"You're free to enter the ship, soon as you get onto the deck someone will direct you to your rooms and show you around. Meals will be provided at set times, so show up to those times if you want anything, you will be shown where the dining and other key areas are. And I'll just quickly remind you, violence is not permitted on the ship, and if we catch any untoward actions, you will be detained into the hold until we throw you out without a refund to the nearest Town or City, understood?" The gentle mans eyes suddenly turned fierce as he said those last words.
Arwen just smiled amiably as he nodded, that was fine with him and the others too, none of them planned such things anyways.
The gentle mans eyes softened a bit when he looked down at Ava as he said, "And make sure the kid is watched, don't want her to get in trouble with some of the guests there. There's some people here with troublesome identities and if you offend them though they may not do anything on the ship, it may cause some needless problems out, alright?"
The group once again nodded to show they understood. Xandas thought in particular had a glint in his eyes that promised violence to whoever would dare to target his daughter.
The gentle man sighed as he knew from just looking at him Xandas was the vengeful type who would resolve grievances no matter the status, the others on the hand he couldn't get a read on at all, the child was impassive, Althaea had an innocent look the entire time but his intuition deep down told him she was dangerous.
Arwen on the other hand from start to finish showed complete calmness, seeming completely at peace with himself.
'What an odd group' he mumbled under his breath as they finally walked passed him, 'I got a bad feeling about them, hopefully they don't cause no trouble.'
His gut told him something might go wrong during this trip, but he hoped that was just him overthinking things.
'We even have that strange noble guy who paid a fortune to join the voyage last minute.' He thought, thinking the strange group only added to the number of potential problems he may have.
The noble seemed to want to leave this place urgently which seemed highly suspicious however a paying customer who abides by the rules of the ship was no problem to him, and he was confident his men can deal with him if needed.
"Let's leave as soon as possible, the earlier we get to Kaldor and these people leave my ship the better" he grumbled under his breath as he gathers his men to prepare to leave.