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<p><strong>[Quote Kell: </strong><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"><strong>"Will it even be possible to buy some horses from them? That is a fairly rare option for the Zen'da. They hold their horses close." Kell adds.]</strong></span><strong></strong></p>
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<p> "I didn't mean, 'buy', but borrow. Many of the older members of this group have ties with the clan and Cetric holds much influence with them. It may be possible to have a group of horses along with a few warriors join us for the journey. At the foothills
the warriors can turn around and return with the horses to their village. And if they say, no, then no harm and we plan from there."</p>
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<p><strong>[Quote Kiet: </strong><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"><strong>"I don't know if you people have noticed, but I don't even bring travel rations, nor do I bring horse fodder. Yet I eat my fill on the trail. My horse is well
fed." He sighs a bit, as he's uncomfortable with this divulgence, but his frustration overcomes this unveiling. "Perhaps you might consider other alternatives...?"]</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"></span> "What alternatives?"</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>[Quote Kiet:</strong></span><strong> "Also, if we go to the location suggested for teleport, it puts us on the wrong side of the river...and it might be difficult
to find a ford crossing without local help. And how do you plan to get a wagon across the river?" Kiet thinks about the issues they had with his parents wagon back in Lemasa.]</strong></span><strong></strong></p>
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<p> "Fording isn't an issue other than possibly with a wagon. Carts or sleds are much more easily brought over, especially if the river is frozen over."<br>
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<p><strong>[Quote Kell: </strong><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"><strong>Kell listens to Kiet, nodding some. "A wagon is more of a liability than a boon traveling cross country. We can use a riding horse to carry food and hunt
and trade along the way."]</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"></span> "I only mention it because Kiet brought it up earlier. But I'm fine traveling without one."
<strong>[Quote Kiet: </strong><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', NotoColorEmoji, 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Android Emoji', EmojiSymbols; font-size: 13.3333px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>With
Kell, he asks "Since we look to be going north, maybe we should bring a wagon or two with wares to se</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', NotoColorEmoji, 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Android Emoji', EmojiSymbols; font-size: 13.3333px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>ll.
If you are interested, lemme know what you think we could bring? If we go through Ba'Rual, weapons might be best."</strong></span><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 13.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>[Quote Kell:</strong></span><strong> "I'm going to get a good warhorse also, that is why I'm selling my current horse. It is time to use a trained combat mount.
I'll want to bring mine too."]</strong></span><strong></strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 12pt;"> "Whatever the group decides on. Personally I'd rather travel by foot or wait until spring. My concern with taking the horses has to do with traversing hills and mountains that might be filled with
deep snow and treacherous ice, especially if a safe pass isn't located. I'd rather not see one of our horses slip and injure itself in the mountains or suffer if their winter coats haven't grown yet as we've been dealing with warmer weather down here. Plus
food and water might be a challenge if the winter is harsh there unless Kiet's idea can alleviate that."</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 12pt;"> He looks to Z'leyra and the rest of the party.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-size: 12pt;"> "Before we start the next leg of our quest, I can bring someone with me to speak with Cetric and, horses or no, it might be good to get some local news before heading out there so we can be better
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