The Celebration and the Taboo

Lyzara and Isadora walked through the north gate of Gorshemar with a few of the men from the company.  The rest would be walking home.  These thirty non-magi were all looking at themselves and openly in shock.  None of them had ever stepped foot in the capital and never anticipated that they ever would.  They were shocked by how clean the roads were in the area of the gate, but were shocked to find the streets watched by the guards.  Isadora wasn't shocked at all, and simply kept her head down.  There was no plan to return to her home, and she was certain that it would be watched for her potential return.  (Which was a shame as she missed her favorite hammer and travel anvil.)  Lyzara walked with pride, however, and simply led the way down the right paths to her second house.  Her family was a powerful name in Gorshemar, and had been members of the Tower of Ecthel for hundreds of years.