After the introductions are made, the group faces a decision: Where to go next?
Mattaki is still waiting at the boat. He could either be retrieved or you could head back to the boat and take off, but you risk running into Arnulf.
You could leave (with or without Mattaki) on foot, but where to go then? Your plan was to go downriver, then inland towards the besieged fortress of Rhavas, in the hope of connecting to the Axtzal military.
That would take you past the capital of the Germans, Adolfstadt, through.
Winwiggie, having lived under Nazi occupation, but in relative freedom, draws a quick map with the current situation, giving you an overview of what the situation is like....
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Rhavas, Ashkan and Chuera are all under attack from the Deutsche. Rhavas is a mighty fortress, Chuera a harbor town. Ashkan itself is a minor city within a swamp area, and it's unclear why the Deutsche would attack it except to eliminate resistance.
Many of the population have fled along the main Northwestern road towards Teveh, the largest Axtzal city and home of the regional command. But it is very far away...