Eventually, the group of six set out on the road towards the human kingdoms, with a small cart holding enough supplies to last a few weeks.  Their first stop, the newly-established city of Paven, both to resupply and to learn more about the slave caravan, as this was to be its last stop before going to the dwarven lands.<br/><br/>The road to the city is in poor shape and mostly empty, as very few people have reason to travel between the two lands, so the first few days of travel are uneventful.  However, a bit after noon, the group runs into a few humans sitting near the road.  They look up and notice the monstergirls at the same time, and stand up, walking into the road to block their way.  Unfortunately, the road is the only way for the cart to keep going, as the grass to either side has grown tall enough to slow the cart to a crawl if it leaves the road.