With your horse poofing out of existence at a good time, with there being litter carry workers taking individuals or small groups over the small river on their shoulders. Walking up to one such man and paying him the required amount to get yourself across the river without getting wet, which is of vital importance since bards of your stature and popularity and pomp don't get wet in rivers. While straddling the workers shoulders and being carried across the river, is when you get to see some delicious maidens in a group being carried over by a litter and four workers. The three of them chatting it up about mundane gibberish over who has the best boyfriend and what it means to be a great kisser and all of that. The ride across the river not lasting long to get a good indication of what the fine ladies were talking about, as you get set back down onto the other river bank and give the man a tip for his service. He bows and goes about waiting for another customer, as you have the choices of heading on further to the town or molest some girls on the road, or staying about and harassing others for your own amusement.