The Selkie wrote:"Oh, we are ready!", Alaina said with a smile, took Hilda's one arm, while Layla took the other, "Then let's go!"
The small group of musicians made good way through the inner city, towards the Middle Bastion - they followed the signs, mainly because the two Selkie were not from Cuan, but from another part of the country.
Still, following the signs would assure, that they would arrive at their destination, even if they had to walk through a rather large crowd, which made it necessary to hold hands like that lest they got lost. This also ensured two things: That no one was recognizing them (Leannáin was a two-girl-band, after all, not three) and that those, who saw them and recognized them, quickly lost sight within the crowds.
Their fist destination on the trip to the Middle Bastion was, as Alaina explained, the Middle Gate, which would lead them outside of the city.
Trekking along the streets of Cuan towards the demo, Hilda tried to interest herself in some of the fair's many wares. From street food to trinkets, there did not seem to be a shortage of things to shop. But the girl still appeared a tad bored.
"I should probably get some for the girls back home," she went, looking at some necklaces, "reminds me of a medieval fair Ingund took us through. She's not a fan of wandering sages, though. Called them con-artists and deviants for selling charms on the streets. She said the real sages practically disappeared after the first Grand Seer Magdalene reorganized our old cults under a single church. The rest of us didn't pay much attention to that, though. I was in for the demos and martial tournaments."
"That reminds me, for whatever reason," she asked, "when did the two of you first meet? How'd you form your band?"