The execution and burial was a necessary but unpleasant experience for all involved (with the possible exception of Silas), but Lawrence and Horo breathed easier once the matter was finally resolved.<br/><br/>While Oriana sought out Silas, Lawrence rambled on to Adelise and Lydia. "You took care of the bandits today, and I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but there're still a whole lot of them out there and there's still tomorrow, and next week, and next month... Still, you taught them a good lesson and I reckon it'll be a while before they find enough balls to try anything funny again. You'll be moving on, I suppose, but hopefully the guards I asked for from Restov will arrive before the bandits come back. It's a gamble I know, but a good merchant knows when to take a calculated risk."<br/><br/>"Anyways, I want you to know that you'll always be welcome under our roof." His voice lowered and he looked around to make sure that Horo was out of earshot. "If you're going after the bandits, please look for my wife's wedding ring. The one who took it wasn't wearing it so some other bandit must have it. It's not an expensive thing, just a simple brass ring set with a single pearl, but it has great sentimental value to us. If you can retrieve it, I'll reward you handsomely."<br/><br/>Lawrence returned to his normal voice, "Now, if you're going to go exploring the Greenbelt, I should tell you about Bokken first. He's a hermit, a bit touched in the head - alright, I'll admit it, he's positively crazy, but he's also very good at alchemy and potion-making. Once in a while he stops by to trade his potions. I think he lives ten miles or so to the east, but I don't know exactly where - I've never visited him, myself. I'll stock up a few potions here when I can, of course, but if you have a special order you might consider visiting him personally. Just don't be surprised at how crazy he is, but he's mostly harmless so don't worry."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">This information isn't exactly a secret - assume that Oriana and Silas are informed about it too eventually.<br/><br/>Now, for the map:<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/Z10Nnwi.png)<br/>The light green hexes are plains (with the occasional convenient woods for discreet trysts, but otherwise mostly grassland suitable for farming), and the dark green hex is thick forest. The party is currently in the hex marked as "Oleg's Trading Post", and the little square indicator is coloured blue to show that it is explored and inhabited by friendly NPCs. The other little squares are white indicating that they haven't been explored yet.<br/><br/>(For Blinkin - plains to the west, forest to the southwest, plains to the southeast and east.)<br/><br/>You can <strong>travel</strong> into a hex which is moving into it as quickly as possible, but not exploring it. On horseback it generally takes 1/3 of the daylight hours to travel into a plains hex and 2/3 to travel into other terrain.<br/><br/>You can <strong>explore</strong> into a hex which is moving methodically into it and mapping it out, thus exploring it. On horseback it generally takes all of the daylight hours to move into a new hex and explore it.<br/><br/>Please vote (or otherwise decide) on the direction and whether it is travel or exploration in the OOC thread. This information will be reproduced in the OOC thread as well.<br/></div></div>