We arrived in HighTower, on a magical bridge (gold brick road?). We appear 20 miles inside the border. No one ever comes from that direction. They offered to help us get closer to the capital city by letting us spend the night in their guard tower, which teleports between cities. Early in the morning, they wake us. We are on a mountain, a few hours travel from the capital. It is as close as their tower comes. We can see a large city across a valley, but the slopes where we are is infested with rock trolls. LadyEvandra appears and casts mass fly, and we follow her to safety. They feed us and recognized our badges. Gives us a tour. We visited a fantastical magic marketplace. We found a strange street-side carnival selling entry to see a lovely aquatic maid. We freed her. We met up at the formal dinner.