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Having departed the town of Capara free of charge, you follow the Fae’s meanderings through the immediate surrounding Langlish countryside. You had expected Langland to be a damp, miserable isle of rocky crags and windswept hills and for the most part… you are correct.
But further inland away from the fishing hamlets, seaside beaches and shoreline cliffs you find the land is not so different from many rural landscapes of your homeland. It is no fertile Romaine with its fertile soil and lush vineyards, nor are there seas of crops like the wheat and grains of Aubrey. But neither is it an objectively miserable locale bereft of farmlands and woodland. Almost all the woods you do come across in your hours long trek appear seeded and grown in rows, doubtless to harvest as fuel for the demands of the Langlish fleets. Jess seems disappointed in these areas as well, so you press on even as the sun begins to dip over the horizon.
<span class="mu-i">“We been walking for hours, milord.”</span> Mikail grumbles, still moving stiffly. <span class="mu-i">“And this yon wode archer don’t look like they stopping anytime soon.”</span>
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> “There looks to be an old watermill ahead. They should be glad enough to offer us lodgings for the night.” No palatial palace, to be sure. But it is a roof over your head and perhaps a warm meal. Frankly, you’ve had enough of the scheming of these Langlish heathens for one day. A single peasant family won’t offer trouble.
> “We crossed a passable looking tavern in that village a half-hour back, that should do nicely”. A hearty meal, decent bed and perhaps even a drink. Even in this heathen land, you yearn for the sound of laughter and human conversation. [Hearty]
>”We press on until dark. We can set up camp under the stars if need be.” You are far from the gloomy glades of Fallavon, to your knowledge monsters do not plague these tame lands. You have indulged Jess this far, and perhaps she can attend to whatever oddity she seeks while you rest at camp. For once, you’d not mind some relative solitude. [Idealist]
