Vanestria asked around and soon was pointed to the caravan quarter, where the trade caravans entering the countries were gathered, or the harbor, where the ships going south down the coast were waiting. She also heard that the caravans looked more like collumns of warriors these days, with so many mercenaries improving their income by exortion or outright robbery, in addition to bandits and even monsters preyig on everyone in the ravaged countryside. Both routes had their advanatges and disadvantages. The ship route might be safer, but would mean the elf would be trapped on a ship again, whle the land route was more likely to encounter trouble, but she could also morelikely strike out on her own if needed  -and sooner or later she'd have to go overland anyway.