[IC] On the Road to Boltharrow
After breakfast, you can gather your gear and head outside. A few torches burn here and there to dispel the very early-morning gloom, but dawn is not quite arrived. Sir Aberlayne leads a sturdy little pony out of the stables attached to the Guildhall and has him saddled in a trice. Slinging her backpack over the pony's rump and securing his saddlebags, she swings up into the complicated-looking saddle without any seeming effort. Dellas doesn't quite stumble out of the stables after her, looking marginally more alert in the cooler morning air, leading a little donkey. He saddles it up quickly and pulls himself onto the beast's back.
"Else we'd never keep up with you long-legged folk," Dellas says. "Hey Drogo, Honeybee can carry two for a bit, if you want."
Once everyone is ready, you can strike out north. The guards let you through, looking mildly surprised at the industriousness of the group in leaving this early. Outside Redhaven's stone walls, the road stretches east and west in a wide, broad, even swath, easy for caravans to traverse. So of course you turn north, to a road barely half that width, good for a wagon, but not a whole fleet of them. The road is half-dried mud in between packed gravel, and puddles still gleam in depressions and the wheel ruts. A few foolish birds are chirping already, and insects are still singing their songs. You see a few bits of light, fireflies, flickering in the grass and dancing upon the breeze.
As you carry on, the sun slowly rises, dispelling the gloom and bringing more warmth. Trees are slightly back from the path, the effort of the local Baron to keep the roads from having too-convenient ambush spots, and grasses wave in the breeze. You haven't seen anyone else along the road yet, but Boltharrow is a small place. Nevertheless, you know the danger of road and how seemingly quiet places can turn into very dangerous ones.
OOC: Could I get a rough marching order? The road's big enough for two across easily. Sir Aberlayne will stay near Dellas, who would prefer the middle if at all possible. Also, if you have any SAPs (Standard Adventuring Procedures) you'd like me to take note of, please do so. Like, "Thunder always scouts ahead, Mystique is always flying above me, Averdante always has his bow out, Drogo always travels wearing a wererat mask, etc."