Understandable. Long distances can be too much even for me. [more than a few miles and it definitely feels like his stomach tries to escape through his mouth. Maria might be able to handle short hops, but he'd hate to make her suffer for the sake of convenience.

Hmmm. A map? Shadow pulls out his Glimmer from whatever hammerspace hedgehogs keep their stuff in. It's boring -- black, with some sort of heavy duty case on it. Well, Maria was always better at tech stuff than him. Those Robotnik genes go a long way even in the face of being from an earlier time. Shadow's answer to computers he doesn't understand, meanwhile, is to just. Smash them. He puts it away after looking at it for a moment]

Do not concern yourself with price. I can easily acquire more currency quickly. [Plenty of people need a hand with moving heavy things, delivering to distant locations, etc. Odd jobs didn't pay much but he could get a lot done quickly]