The noted healer Zmeya Mchet has been breeding shadow cats for years, the breed is swift and sleek, very much in demand if you can get one.

Vsadnik Vetra is to be inducted as an Orlanthi priest in three days, a two-day ride away from here in Clearwine. Zmeya has just weaned a kitten and wants to give it to Vsadnik as a gift to be the vessel of an allied spirit in honour of a promise made many years ago. She cannot leave the temple she works in and as you are her closest friend she has asked you to take the kitten to Vsadnik's installation.

She promises you a point of Heal or Protect as a reward and thanks for this task.

The journey will be through fairly wild and unsettled uplands, but not too dangerous or she'd be seeking a party of warriors for the job. In honour of your years of friendship and a desire to get out for a while you decide to take the road to Clearwine and deliver the shadow kitten.

Decide what you will take with you on your horse. Zmeya gives you a pack of supplies for the trip there and back and waves you off as you leave your steading.