Plus, just because I arrive close to Emon, doesn't mean I can't make visiting Whitestone a higher thing on Keri's to-do list ( and I have reasons to believe he may be interested in doing some rumor hunting in Whitestone ) before not finding what he's looking for and heading to the next big center of civilization on this continent; Emon. Taking such a roundabout trip would certainly leave the poor boy broke and unable to continue traveling.<br/><br/>Or, and another excellent reason to be Broke, He used all his money to charter a spot on an airship going to Whitestone,  surely it has at least one airship hub if it has expanded its trade routes and grown so significantly.