"Let's go by ourselves then. I remember it takes about a day by carriage, so walking will probably take a day and a half."
Colin sighed and added, "It's not that far anyway, so let's not touch our dry rations. We can just buy some sausages and bread to get by."
"If you ask me, we'd be better off eating berries and the like."
"Fine by me. I'll eat the sausages, you eat the berries."
"Screw you."
The two of them walked to the market and bought some provisions, then headed south along the main road.
There were city-states both south and north of Thousand Masts City, so the road they were on was part of a trade route and was fairly well-maintained.
Along the way, they saw Adventurers hoping to try their luck further south, refugees still fleeing southward, and even a few citizens of Thousand Masts City moving south with their entire families.
As always, Kase's presence was a sensitive issue. Every person they encountered stared at him as if he were a thief.
