Chapter 9We made it to Alicia in three hours, exactly like the driver said. The city’s skyline stood in the distance as we entered the outskirts. Alicia was the second most populated city in the north, next to Santa Sophia. Diakono Copperwith and Annalisa got up from resting to tell me about the city. Alicia’s economy was made from silver production and fishing in the Issabella River. The fishing part reminded me of Charlesville.
“Welcome to Alicia,” the driver announced. “My home away from home. Mr. Cortes has reserved rooms for you all at Hotel Dexter in the Hill district.”
“I would prefer to stay at a kahall,” Annalisa said. She was sitting next to Diakono Copperwith, and both were sitting behind me.
“The kahalls in Alicia do not have accommodations for visitors like they do in Santa
