Since it wouldn't break continuity, I'd be more in favor of a camp ambush. Perhaps the plants rise up and attack us in the middle of the night or something.<br/><br/>Afterwards if you want us back on the ship, fast-forward; we get the lumber, get the elementals (after much journeying in a single post timeskip) and make it back to the ship. Or we can continue forward and actually play it out, going through battles with the elementals. Either is way is fine with me.