Chapter 60: The Road to Redania
POV: Adam
The week of travel toward Redanian borders transformed routine movement into mobile education, Geralt using march time for instruction that maximized their preparation before circumstances forced them into environments where improvisation might determine survival.
Training on the move. Using travel time for continued development.
Adam's alchemy practice proceeded through trial and error that made walking feel like laboratory work, Tomira's portable kit allowing potion creation while maintaining pace that their timeline demanded. The results varied from useful to spectacular failure, learning process that made mobility feel productive rather than simply necessary.
Ciri's meditation. Elder Blood control through moving meditation.
Her concentration exercises adapted to travel rhythms, breathing techniques that synchronized with footsteps while mental disciplines worked to contain power that responded to emotional states as much as conscious direction.
Party efficiency improving. Professional coordination developing.
The coordination that months of shared danger had created now manifested through seamless camp procedures—equipment secured in minutes, formation travel that required no verbal coordination, threat response that operated through shared awareness rather than explicit commands.
Growing competence. All of us becoming genuinely competent.
[Experience Gained: 250 XP - distributed across training]
[Level Progress: 28 (65% toward 29)]
The merchant caravan appeared through morning mist like opportunity disguised as coincidence, dozen wagons carrying legitimate trade goods while their operators evaluated three travelers whose equipment suggested professional capabilities.
Mutual protection. Offering to travel together for shared security.
The merchants' gratitude for witcher presence spoke of people whose livelihood required movement through territories where supernatural threats made commerce dangerous enough to justify hiring armed escorts despite additional expense.
News from across the Continent. Intelligence about current political situation.
The information that emerged through evening conversations painted picture of warfare that had shifted from active conquest toward consolidation, Nilfgaard pushing north while northern kingdoms formed coalition that might provide effective resistance.
Cahir's hunt now open secret. Reward for Cintran princess enormous.
The confirmation that their primary pursuer had elevated search operations to official status meant that discretion rather than secrecy would determine their survival in populated areas.
Disguises maintained. But tension remains constant.
Adam and Ciri's concealment held under casual observation, but extended interaction with people trained to notice details created stress that accumulated over days of careful performance.
Friendly merchants. Sharing supplies and providing cover stories.
[Contacts Established: Merchant network]
[Relationship: Merchant Caravan +20]
The Redanian border materialized through diplomatic architecture rather than military fortification, crossing point that emphasized bureaucratic control over territorial defense while guards scrutinized travelers with attention that spoke of state security rather than simple customs enforcement.
Legitimate business provides cover. Merchant caravan's documentation conceals our presence.
The story that presented them as hired security fit naturally within commercial operations that required protection during travel through regions where bandits and monsters made unescorted transport economically ruinous.
Listed as hired security. Official documentation for first time.
The guards' examination proceeded with professional thoroughness that evaluated equipment, credentials, and behavioral consistency without revealing suspicion that might indicate recognition of their actual identities.
First kingdom entered openly. Symbolic success after constant flight.
The border crossing represented transition from fugitive status toward legitimate travel, using proper documentation rather than stealth or deception to gain entry to political territory.
Split from merchants. Continue toward Tretogor while caravan heads to Oxenfurt.
The separation felt like losing protection that had proven valuable, but their destinations diverged in ways that made continued association impractical despite mutual benefit.
Contact information exchanged. Beginning to build information network.
[All party members: +3 relationship bonus]
The first night within Redanian borders brought sleep deeper than they'd experienced in weeks, relative safety allowing rest that constant vigilance had made impossible despite physical exhaustion that accumulated through extended travel.
Relative safety. First time feeling safe enough for deep sleep.
The border crossing success created psychological space for relaxation that their nervous systems required for continued function, understanding that some restoration could only occur when immediate survival wasn't constantly threatened.
Ahead lies the capital. Tretogor and whatever challenges await.
The road continued toward city where most dangerous game wasn't monsters or soldiers but political maneuvering conducted by people whose capabilities transcended conventional power while their motivations remained opaque to outside observation.
Sorceresses who view people as chess pieces. Political intrigue where Ciri represents most valuable piece.
Looking at her sleeping form where exhaustion had finally overcome fear enough to allow unconsciousness, Adam understood that some protections required navigation through environments where violence was subtle rather than direct.
Tomorrow. Tomorrow we enter world where knowledge is weapon.
The stars wheeled overhead in patterns that might conceal dimensional portals while three travelers processed transition from wilderness survival toward political complexity that would test different aspects of their partnership.
Together. Whatever Tretogor brings, we face it as unified force.
Some challenges required diplomatic skills rather than sword work.
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