It served as a waystation for nearly all the traffic flowing from south to north or back again, and it linked the river traffic with the first of the great roads that led out into the great plains of southern Casmantium. So it was an important town, and likely to grow more important still if the Arobern’s plans to increase trade with Feierabiand came to fruition. Any goods that came down from the north would certainly pass through Dachsichten on their way south and west. Tehre had traveled through Dachsichten many times, but she had never liked the town. It seemed too conscious of its own mercantile importance, too inclined toward bustle and business at the expense of grace and artistry. Its buildings were mostly of brick, because bricks could be made cheaply from the lowland clay deposited over the ages all along the wandering path of the river. Perhaps using bricks rather than stone or timber made sense. But the color of the clay was an unpleasant harsh yellow. And the buildings were steep roofed and sharp cornered, a style Tehre had never liked; and they were too tall and too crowded along the streets even in the wealthiest part of the city.
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