"Quyuan it is then..." Mai conceded with a sigh. The City. The Nasty Big Smelly City. Yes, she knew Ling was right, but Ling's being right didn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with Mai's being comfortable. She knew that she could keep the Earthshaper safe in the wood as she had vowed so long ago, less so about keeping her safe in the city.<br/><br/>What she<em>should</em>have been thinking of was how to get to the city safely in the first place. This particular issue didn't really rear its ugly head until about halfway through the second day of their trek, when they passed by a cave. Most people would have steered clear, thinking of the horrors that might lie instead. But of course, Ling and Mai weren't escorting most people, they were escorting Urvasi, the beautiful, powerful, and dangerously curious (not to mention immortal, unlike her earthly companions) Dancer of Joy. So when most would have thought of the dangers, Urvasi, no doubt was thinking only of the treasures within. And an obstacle that would have been much better avoided would instead become an intermediary destination.