"Ahh, here we are. Who would think that just a few yards beyond that gate would be the ocean? Has anybody in this group not seen the ocean yet?" Master Roban asked. Janus looked around. He thought it was practically impossible for anyone to have not seen the ocean. He was wrong. A few of the guards, coachmen, and assistants raised their hand, including Astrid. Janus shot her an incredulous look. "What are you looking at?" she scoffed. "Not all of us grew up in the nobility; I never got to travel. Not until recently." "Sorry," Janus stammered. "I wouldn't have thought... my ignorance, I guess." Janus felt a bump from behind him. He looked back and saw nothing out of the ordinary -- only a crowd of caravans moving their way in and out of the city, yet he could have sw

