Essek's expression turns thoughtful, frowning a little. "I...do not have many favorite places in the city itself, aside from my own home. I did not leave it very often if I was not performing my duties as Shadowhand.

The Dynasty has been home to many peoples not welcome in other parts of the world for nearly two millennia. On the few occasions I have left it, it was always strange to me, seeing so many humans around."