Kynos pushed open the double doors to the guild hall and for his efforts, was greeted with a fantastic view.

The guild was built into the base of the council's tower, a structure that stood impossibly tall in the exact middle of the college campus. Security booths stood in a front enclosure, verifying that only mages and people with permission may enter.

Passing the checkpoint, a marble tiled floor spread out into a grand chamber, large enough to fit a small castle inside, with a grand spiraling staircase leading to the tower proper in the back. Various people bustled about inside, with desks and counters forming a large semi-circle around the periphery.

Kynos showed his ID and was ushered right in. It took him very little time to learn that this was the location where all of the bureaucratic work for Incanta was undertaken. It also functioned as the mage's guild headquarters, a central relay point for all of the guild branches across the continents. There were no branches in western Alva, and only a single embassy in the Imperium.

Kynos was able to buy a city map at a service desk for mages, which showed the multi-ringed structure of Incanta and where each district was. The council tower is at the dead center, surrounded by the college campus and various magic schools, fenced in the with inner wall. It was followed by a small ring comprised of private residences occupied by higher ranked mages and the wealthy. The second ring from the center included the main market district and all of the guilds and their various services, along with a slew of workshops. The third ring was a large, mostly residential district, and the main floating walls and defenses were outside of that. There weren't many plots of farmland outside of the main wall, as Incanta heavily imported food and other basic goods.

In addition, Kynos was given the instruction to obtain a sum of money from the bank in the second ring, being told that Mithandra had left him the message. It seemed that she had anticipated the need money to procure equipment and supplies.

He paid a fee to board the large carriage that ran between the mage's guild and the market ring.

Two hours later, Kynos had doubled his fortune, having received a rather large sum from Mith, and promptly spend much of it to secure dried food supplies and a tool which used crystals to condense water from the air, along with backpacks and various utensils. He now found himself in the adventurer's guild, which handled dangerous requests of various kinds.

The atmosphere was much different than the mage's guild, which had a strict entrance policy. The entrance was near the request board and the service counter, while tables a chairs were strewn haphazardly across the left side of the room. A large circular bar dominated the left wall, surrounded by adventurers ordering copious amounts of alcohol and food. At the tables, brawny fighters slammed down mugs of frothy beer and shadowy figures lurked in every noticeable corner. A good many mages were scattered around here and there as well, drinking with their comrades in arms.

Kynos scanned the notice board and took a request to subjugate goblins from it. The creatures bred like cockroaches and were about as annoying, constantly stealing from any farm, ranch, or traveler they could find. They were generally organized into small groups, but could form dangerous swarms if left alone for too long.

The buxom woman at the counter bemusedly eyed him as he trotted up to register the request.

“Honey, ain't you a bit too young for this? Come back in five, six years.”

Kynos was taken aback. The glasses lady at the mage's guild was prim and proper, and downright respectful after she saw his ID. He decided to hand it over to this woman as well.

“Well! Ain't that a surprise!,” she exclaimed, turning to call out into the drunken room. “Gentlemen! This young child is a fully certified A-class mage!”

The drunken, festive atmosphere dissipated instantly as the adventurers turned to assess him, eyes cold and professional with the experience of many years of combat and survival.