Returning To The Scene Of The Crime: A Good Idea?
Okay Marivhon, hang on. It'll take you a little while to get back to Shady Orchards, whether monk running or on horse. We need to sort out what's going on with Cinder, Brogg, and the town guard first.
Again, we wait for Cinder's move. I'll assume Dave FoO and Gregolas are on the horses, Dave FoO with Steve APG and Gregolas with 'Abbey'. In fact, Marivhon can run about as fast as these horses. It'll take you a few minutes in game time to get back to Shady Orchards- note that that will be several *dozen* rounds, if it comes to rounds. Cinder, you still have some juice left in that potion of polymorph. That should cover the obvious questions. And yes, you're basically going to ride right through a crowd of confused and exicted peasants. We're talking on the order of 100, if not upwards of 300, with roughly a 15:1 serf:guard ratio. Recall that most of Greyhelm migrated to Grito.
As you ride, Gregolas says "Hey. Yeah, I got a question. What the frick is goin' on, dudes? A giant bird? What's up with all the bird crap? For bein' stone cold killers, you guys sure do things crazy. Call it my half-elven stoner intuition, but I got a feeling this just got a lot messier."