The Rose Road (Far Reach), 598

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

"Did they make any mention on where they were going?" Kenneth said.

[The Stranger]

"They didn't say, and I'll be honest, I didn't want to know," the ferryman replies.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

"Good, well will you take us across?" Kenneth said holding up coins for the fare.

[The Stranger]

"I'd be a poor Ferryman if I didn't eh?" The man said with a chuckle. He motioned for the two to come aboard, and began to use his pole to push them across.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

Kenneth and Jonathon look to pick up the trail again on the otherside.

[The Stranger]

There is no road, but the heavy horse tracks are easy to spot in the mud of the riverbank. They continue on until night fall.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

The pair decide to rest for the night looking for a protected place hidden from immediate view from the trail, they take turns keeping a look out over the evening.

[The Stranger]

The next morning they saddle up just before daybreak, and head north, Eventually they reach a wooded area. However Kenneth can hear the sounds of axes felling trees.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

"Why don't you go and take a closer look," Ser Kenneth said to Jonathon

"Why me?" the dwarf responded.

"Because your small and sneaky, thats why."

The Dwarf huffed but did not argue and attempted to move carefully up to the clearing to see if he could get a better look.

[Intrigue- Noteworthy]

[The Stranger]

[That would be Espionage no? Intrigue is like plotting.]

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

[Yeah I need to change his character sheet to Espionage even though I helped write the skill thing I was thinking Intrigue was = Espionage and Political Intrigue was the other one]

[Espionage-Noteworthy]

[The Stranger]

Jonathan creeps up into the woods. He soon stops however, as he recognizes two sentries in position on the outskirts of a grove. Past the sentries, the dwarf can see a large number of men building huts and other wooden structures. Biggs makes several counts, and realizes there is a much larger number of men than twenty here. Perhaps a hundred or more. Most of them appear to be relaxing, and are not presently armored or armed. But there are perhaps a dozen men in mail patrolling the interior of the camp.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

The Dwarf looks for any sign of Alys Webber, either physically (look there's a girl) or evidence that one of the buildings might be keeping a prisoner, locked or that the Men might be guarding something.

[The Stranger]

There is a single building, where there are four men in mail standing at each of the four corners. there is a small wooden door, where a large barrel has been rolled in front of it.

[Ser Kenneth Coyn]

The dwarf crawls back to where Ser Kenneth is waiting.

"There is like 100 men up there, in mail" Jonathon says

"Did you see the Lady Webber?" Kenneth adds.

"No, but they are guarding one of the buildings so she might be in there,"

"Hmmm, this calls for some strategery," Kenneth says scratching his head, "come on lets go."

The pair try to retrace their steps and see if they can find a nearby inn or tavern to plot without fear of discovery by the bandits.