"The sewer creatures are agitated because of the blood veil. I expect we're going to send squads down sometime in the next few days, but right now we're focusing on the aboveground quarantine."

"...okay, that makes sense. Thank you. In that case, I'm probably going to look for work on a caravan out of Korvosa soon. Is there anything I should know while I'm here?"

The receptionist shakes his head. "I don't believe so."

"Alright. Thank you!"

And now she has a traceable reason to be leaving Korvosa, which has absolutely nothing to do with going to Almas. One less crack for light to creep through.

She spends the rest of the day looking for caravans out of Korvosa. A plague which has a currently active quarantine means people will want to get out, and anyone heading to a nearby trade center with Teleport is a useful possibility. Preferably no more than a week-long trip, but that should leave many options still open. She has demonstrated she can be useful, she can refer them to the Guard to confirm she's capable, and there should be no shortage of demand for travel guards right now.

There are a few caravans leaving Korvosa tomorrow. Among them, two possible destinations stand out to her as trade centers. The dwarven fortress-city of Janderhoff, ninety miles north. The city of Skelt, officially of Molthune but in practice held by the Nirmathi, one hundred and fifty miles east. Janderhoff has been a reliable trading partner of Korvosa for longer than living memory. The route to Skelt fell into disuse during the Chelish Civil War, but has recently reopened after a successful effort to clear the wilderness, funded by the King only a couple of years ago.

Those both sound like they would work. She rolls a die.

Janderhoff it is. She approaches the caravan traveling to Janderhoff about its plans. Does it need caravan guards? She is a competent sorcerer, she can provide Prestidigitation on the way, and the Korvosan guard can attest to her ability in combat. And she comes at a very reasonable price, not implausibly low but definitely more like a green adventurer than one with a successful substantial operation behind her.