Gastireikos can see the riverside staging depot of Thornaburgaz up ahead. He nods to the trumpeter beside him who gives three ringing blasts on his cornu.

"Ladies and gentlemen," say Gastireikos when the assembled guests had turned their attention to him, "Here is where we disembark for Colonia Augustorum. There you will be able to shop in the market, enter the horse races or simply explore the town!" With a bump the Phoenix reaches the wharf at Thornaburgaz and the gangway is dropped. "Have fun!"