Their destination was a land further to the south, far away from any sort of friendly territory for Oliver, and a good distance away from Solgrim. Even from the Academy, it would take half a day of riding to get there.
As one would expect from the south, the lands here were just as they were famed to be – large swathes of forest, and many rivers of varying sizes, some of which had frozen with the snow. Oliver had worried initially, seeing the different rivers appear off into the distance, with no bridge in sight. But of course, that worry had been needless. As the one to plot the route, Verdant would not have made the mistake of taking them anywhere that was impossible to ford.
