<strong>[For Mathias]</strong><br/><br/>There was clearly only one direction as far as the Ferry could be, and that was where the sound of water was coming from, and also the only direction one could travel down Main Street with out heading back out onto the plains. It was also where more people congregated, with lots of stalls and open markets spread out along the road.<br/><br/>Mathias would be able to move relatively unnoticed, as hawkers picked out their targets and clearly saw him as one who wouldn't be interested in their fares. Despite the smallness of the village, there were clearly a few hundred people here, either traveling to or from the ferry.<br/><br/>As he nears the raging water, he would be able to see the large barge as it slowly crawled its way to the near shore, a good number of people and horses on board this first ride of the morning, which happened to be arriving from the East Side. There was already a line waiting by the Ferry Master, who was marking things down on a parchment, while a second line formed out of those who had already secured passage.<br/><br/>As Mathias waited in line, he could hear the Ferry Master speaking.<br/><br/>“It'll arrive in the next half hour...give it another half hour after that to unload, and another to load up again – so an hour and a half until you can expect to be under way...”