| 361 Looking down the south road you realise how long it has taken to detour around Baellum. Keeping out of the way of the Kalborean soldiery has taken up far too much time, and this collar at your neck makes each second spent on this journey seem a second closer to an untimely end. For a moment you pull Pallenten to a halt and consider what would be your best move. The road to Miller's Crossing is the easiest route but it takes you a good distance to the south before turning west. The Devkraager Tor and the smaller peaks of the Krodestaag Ranges sit on your horizon to the south-west, a silent unmoving signpost pointing directly to your objective. This way across country is harder, but the distance to travel is considerably less. With no further hesitation you turn Pallenten towards the mountains and leave the road. Although there are a few farms nestled close to the main south road, you avoid these and strike out instead for the wilderness beyond. Ahead lay a wide, open terrain of grassland, some small patches of forest, and the stark remains of many attempts at settlement of these lands. Nudging Pallenten forward she breaks into a trot and then to a gallop. Directly ahead lay a number of low stone fences, the remains of a farm long past. These are no barrier to the great horse, she jumps them easily and soon you are out in open country, the farmlands left behind and the Devkraager Tor looming ahead. You know in your heart that this is a better way to go. Out in the open you will be more exposed, but there is little chance that you will meet anyone on these plains. They are seldom travelled and those men that do, tend to keep to themselves. Only the mighty Laneslem River will provide you with any real difficulty as you make your way to the south-west.
| Turn to section 378.
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