An Hour and a Half from Themyscira

Astra breathed a little easier. Some things were the same. She giggled a little, and said, "As you can see, I am well lost. I was on the other side of the Shreken Mountains, as a matter of fact." She was intentionally vague about where she had been. Explaining the weird state that Allaria was more than she was prepared to do at this moment. "Could you give me a little help as to where I am? I was not expecting a large lake at the end of the trail I took. I was hoping for the road toward Themyscira."

The woman had edged back cautiously. She replied, "Themyscira is about an hour and a half away."

Astra was trying to comprehend this. She assumed that the woman meant travel by horse. She knew the area around Themyscira well, but there was not a lake of this size anywhere near Themyscira. Little did Astra know that

1. she was actually in a land called Jaxinata, which lay well outside of what she thought of as Aqualaria. Somehow the Matriarchy had expanded, and there was a fast transport that allowed people to cover many leagues in ninety minutes.
2. the grand duchess of Coraxi had built a splendid mansion that included this artificial lake. Coraxi lay about two hours ride away, so this was plausible. This was unusual behaviour for a grand duchess.
3. she was actually just outside Themyscira. Aqualaria was now a vassel state of one of its neighbours, and its territory was much reduced. Travel by horse was forbidden to all but Aqualaria's new masters, so the woman was reckoning on walking distances.

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