Re: In the Land of Zu
It's the middle of the night, so very few buildings show any lights in them. Tealon does realize, though, that there are no towers in the city. The buildings tend to be wide and long, but squat. Many seem to be built on top of others.
The single largest building is the step pyramid, which, from his aerial reconnaissance, he was able to deduce had once been the center of the city. It is still probably the cultural center, possibly the political center, maybe even the business center, but it's just no longer the physical center as buildings have sprung up in both directions along the shores and up the hillsides.
Clearly, though, the step pyramid doesn't have any windows.
Tealon can find no windows with bars on them. If there are any, he suspects the windows to be small and at ground level.
With him perched atop one of the higher buildings, those in the boat are able to see him, and he is able to point them in the correct direction to avoid being seen by the few people that are wandering about at night, and guide them to where he is.
The problem is going to be the boat itself. There is no other boat like that among the native boats. The solution is to cover it with native tarps (ostensibly to keep the water out when it rains) and tuck it half under a dock. Garnished with some other 'borrowed' native accoutrements, it more or less blends in.
It takes about 15 minutes for the rest to wend their way through the alleys to Tealon's building and then climb up. They've managed to pick up some native garments... shawls, burnooses, etc. The construction is flat roofed, with a two-foot high wall around the whole roof. There is a hatch leading down into the interior, but there's no indication that it gets used very much.
Other roofs show signs of usage... carpets, chairs, tables, gardens... but not this one.
Nicollo estimates you've got about 2 hours yet before dawn. Maybe an hour before the fisherman start getting boats and nets ready to head out with the tide.