*Mearran, Vanitri, and Laynie head out to the east, down and out of the New City without seeing many interesting landmarks along the way, although the journey is not too long. Exiting the gates, they make their way through a silent ruins whose buildings are missing various pieces due in part to crumbling but it seems mainly due to looting of the stones to build new structures in the New City. *
*The place is fairly quiet, which is a bit of a relaxation for the ears compared to the shouting of hawkers, the laughter of children, and the hustle and bustle of the crowd. Laynie tosses up and down a little ball that she seems to have gotten from somewhere, though Vanitri doesn't remember seeing it before, looking around at the ruins incredulously.*
"Wow, this is a strange place. Is this the Academy?"