As Alessi made her way to her destination, she was besieged by children who pulled at her belt buckles with vapid interest. "Forest-dweller! Forest-dweller! Tell us a story!" They laughed and skipped after one another. Hitting each other with toy swords. Eventually one of their mothers called them from a nearby window and that sent the whole pack scattering. Knossos sure was a friendly, but busy place.<br/><br/>Knossos' marketplace was known as the Grand Bazaar. So called because it was made up of multiple towering tents filled with produce, products and boisterous traders. Their voices melded into one another as Alessi approached.<br/><br/>"Tea-- Sausages, meats and dairy-- Long socks to keep your feet warm on those brisk Knossos nights! -- Daggers, axes and blades. We got 'em all! -- Healing potions! -- Growth potions!? Want to be thicker, fuller, curvier? Get any man, or beastman! We don't judge! He won't be able to say no!"<br/><br/>Their chants were caught in a blender, becoming one. Each stall was filled with wares. Fine clothing separated from barbarous weapons. Rich produce and hot drinks from alluring potions. Miscellaneous goods like lockpicks and torches were off to one side and plentiful. It was all a little overwhelming to a fresh face. The smithy nearby was overseen by a towering, shirtless<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fimg00.deviantart.net%2F52b3%2Fi%2F2016%2F217%2Ff%2Fe%2Fnew_character_long_hair_change_by_aenaluck-dacosnm.jpg&amp;hash=3758152ff1716597353e4581f45b186c" href="https://img00.deviantart.net/52b3/i/2016/217/f/e/new_character_long_hair_change_by_aenaluck-dacosnm.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Northerner</a>with a great beard and long hair. He looked like a good candidate for information concerning the labyrinth.<br/><br/>He would take some getting to, however. The crowd was dense with all manner of men and women doing trade. A sharp mind would realize this was a perfect place for pickpockets. If Alessi wanted to buy anything today, she'd have to keep one eye on her goods at all times. Who knew what manner of rogues lurked here, preying on foolhardy travellers.<br/><br/>In the distance, a towering structure loomed. It's arches reached high over even the marketplace. The labyrinth. The walls were carved with the face of the Minotaur every league or so. Although no entrance was visible from here. Madking Minos' engineers clearly knew what they were doing when they constructed the stone maze. Even from here it was intimidating.