Miss Dove blushed a bit on hearing the<em>expectations</em>but smiled and nod her head in answer, without any protest or complaint about it. She smiled as Petra left the house, looking at the gunslinger through the window as long as she was in view.<br/><br/>The town's streets were lively at this hour, the stone wall protecting the town seeming to keep most believing everything was safe. Nearing the eastern gate, all she saw was one tired looking guard in a chain-shirt and leather pant, holding a spear and watching those who wanted to pass, not seeming to pay them too much attention though.<br/><br/>The road out to the woods took a while to travel, the plains shifting to a bit more hilly terrain along the way, but after about an hour's walk, Petra came to the eastern wood's border. Sparse woods quickly changed into more dense one, but thankfully the road there was easy to follow, at least at first. Large branches reached over the old road, overshadowing it and granting a light, cool shade.<br/><br/>Somewhere ahead, a bit of smoke was arising off the forest trail, while the road itself lead to a fork in the road and a sign. "To the pass" on the left, and "To the lake" on the right. The smoke seemed to rise somewhere in the lake's direction from the looks of it.