Status: Skirt damaged<br/>HP<strong>83</strong>of 83     Spells remaining: 7 of 7 1st, 4 of 4 2nd, 1 of 1 from bonded object<br/>Ammunition remaining: 18 (+18 in pack) common arrows, 15 silvered, 20 cold iron, 2 Slow Burn, 5 Tangleshot<br/><hr/>Rayne felt the pinch of spending 50 gp for a map, where before she wouldn't have given it a thought.  She still had plenty of gold to draw on, including the recently-gained platinum from the Kech.  She gave a noncommittal "mmm" to the merchant's mention of the Greenspire, then spread her new map out on the smooth stone around the teleporter, considering her options.<br/><br/>Water itself was out.  Overland would probably be the fastest and surest, but it meant no chance of finding the others again.  Hopefully they were tracing the river, to regain the<em>Crocodile Express</em>wherever it had grounded.  She might meet them in Port Lannis, but not before.  Unless she flew - of course that was an intriguing possibility.  It would let her follow the river, even cutting off bends, while her higher vantage point allowed her to spot the riverboat.  And obviously, as an archer, the advantage of a flying mount was very obvious.  She looked over at faithful Horse - he had served her well against that orange ape, but from the air she could pursue with impunity.  It was a golden opportunity, though she didn't know what dangers may lie<em>en route</em>.  Hah... Ledude was rubbing off on her.  So to speak.<br/><br/>She purchased 20 more arrows (assumed 1 gp) which she stored in a bundle in her wondrous pack, the tips carefully padded.  Then she mounted Horse for, perhaps, her last journey on his back, and left the Outpost, pointing toward the Greenspire.  She moved very quickly at first, until the fort was perhaps a half-hour behind, then began moving a bit more cautiously.  If there was a path she stayed on it of course; if not, her progress would be slow indeed.<br/>