As she approached the guard, she could see into the city proper.  While the road outside was quiet, inside the city was bustling.  People were going to and from their business, and while there weren't a lot of people just inside the gate, further in she could see a plaza that certainly had a lot of activity.<br/><br/>"A merchant's... escort?" the guard asked as Celestria spoke with him, and he flashed a lecherous smile for a moment.  "This merchant friend of yours will be fortunate to have you with him.  Girard Harte, you say?  Don't think I've met him, but we get a lot of merchant types coming and going.  I know where you could ask for him, though - three places, in fact.  First is a tavern called The Bouncy Princess; it's a pretty popular place for travelers with a little coin to spend.  Next is a shop called The Dancing Sword; pretty much any merchant that passes through here will do some business with them.  Last is the merchant guild itself; not every merchant passing through deals with them directly every time they visit, but they should have a registry of merchants in the area.  Here, I'll mark all of them on your map for you."<br/><br/>As he spoke, Celestria's minimap would light up with a few icons, showing the location of the places the guard mentioned.  The Dancing Sword was the closest one, but it didn't seem that getting to any of them would be a challenge.