The trio reached the city after a full day of travel. Haven was exhausted. The green hue of Mal's skin had given them some trouble at the threshold, but his parents and Haven's own father were known as reputable merchants who had visited the city before... So after a short discussion and a warning not to make any trouble, the guards let them inside the high walls and into saftey. 

Haven didn't feel so safe. She was awed and intimidated by the sheer size of the place, she felt claustrophobic among the tightly stacked buildings, overwhelmed by the sheer number of people. She was scared of loosing her friends in such a place, she had no bearing here, could not see the sun to determine even the cardinal directions. If she got lost she would not even be able to find her way to the gate, she thought. 

She would cling tightly to her friends, hooking an arm with either Mal or Ada as they moved along. 

The other thing that bothered Haven was that, they were let into the city, but once inside everyone seemed to ignore them. In her home village, when something bad happened to someone everyone would extend a helping hand. Last year the white family lost their house to a fire, they did not want for a place to stay or food to eat until the village helped them rebuild. The guards at the gate did not seem interested in their story at all, and would roll their eyes at any mention of monsters. All the strange faces just seemed to slide right over them as if they weren't there. 

"Have... H-have either of you been here before?" She felt weak, and had begun to lean on her friends not only for comfort and security, but now to help her stand.