Troublesome

Thalia dealt mostly with adventurers, which gave her access to plenty of rumors. Since she wasn't affiliated with the government running the city, her opinions were likely less biased.

She had also given him a map of the next capital and explained that the distance between the two capitals was vast and that the best way to travel was by airship.

Fortunately, this city had one, but he would need to wait two weeks for the next flight. Flying directly was also an option.

"Thank you for all the information," Asher nodded and bid farewell after getting the information he needed.

'For now, I should head to the Academy and talk to that sorcerer. I might learn something useful,' he muttered to himself, recalling Arya's words.

His priority was to create a working teleportation spell as soon as possible. This would be important in figuring out his next step to save Index from the void and eventually return to his old world to check on Lucy.