Re: Part 10 - On the road again
With the wagon successfully repaired, and Aarnr momentarily distracted from his campaign to annihilate the world's entire population of owlbears, the caravan moves on again.
Through the afternoon they follow the trade way, the sun at their backs.
Aarnr finds the cart easy enough to drive - the oxen are placid by nature, and seem content to keep plodding along, no matter what names the burly priest calls them. What they lack in speed, they apparently make up for in reliability. Fergus keeps his friend supplied with a steady stream of hints and tips, and suggestions about how to deal with potential problems.
Their companions, meanwhile, take advantage of the caravan. They spend their time reading holy texts, or studying books on thaumaturgy. Ozzy practices some of the songs he knows, mindful of Eilieen's presence when choosing which ones to play. Bilfro lays sprawled across several bales of cloth, legs akimbo, while his newly acquired familiar perches on the side of the wagon, blinking owlishly, and everybody else attempts to avoid an inadvertent glimpse of whatever is hidden beneath the gangling wizard's robe.
Colwyn uses his knife to whittle a piece of wood... a shape gradually becomes recognisable (at least to him). Astral stays close to Erista, not altogether sure of Odysseus Warfield Leonidas' intentions towards him. Erista and Eilieen divide their time productively, between reading, dozing, and gazing at their surroundings.
The woodland is pleasant in the afternoon sun. Filled with the sound of birds, bees and crickets... well, it is once the howling has faded into the distance behind them. The journey continues, and occasionally they pass other travellers, heading towards Fairhill. All report having encountered no trouble on the road today, and are grateful for Honil's warning of lurking bandits on the road to the west.
Towards sunset Honil calls for a halt and instructs his drivers to move the wagons off the road, parking them beneath the trees there. "This seems like a good place to rest for the night."
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 20:58, Sun 22 June 2014.