Sessativa is now at the back of the party, behind our extra horses, and visible. "Worry not, I was just being cautious," she says. "Please answer my partner's questions."
"That would be grand," Durgan replies. "There was much movement of bandits in the trees on the way here, and we have some horses to sell to him." He lies to appear ignorant or misinformed while simultaneously providing a cover story.
Edited: iCon on 13th Mar, 2017 - 4:49am
Zork looks on not sure if he totally trusts the situation but at the same time he might die if he were to do something else so he follows on at the rear.
The leader will signal to his men and they will surround you. The leader motions and you all start heading east on the roadway. You travel for almost four house when you crest a hill and down in the next valley you see a large castle with farm land all around it. The trees end at the top of the hill. The leader says, "We will rest here before continuing to the Earls holding. Welcome to the valley of Walick."
Zork is relieved that they at least made it this far. He starts looking around the terrain and comments, "We will get there before nightfall? Seems like we can just go towards it now."
"My companion, Zork, raises a good point," Durgan says. "We have a smooth road and want to get to safety as quickly as possible. Could we ride through the night? When is the earliest we can reach the castle?"
"My helm can provide light," he offers.