Celebrant's scheme 2

“There was another issue with hill giants,” Kendra said. “They fought with a dragon and took out a bridge.”

“Yes,” Dalgorel said. “At Thirsty Gulch.”

“Let me guess,” Kendra said. “It’s on our way home.”

Dalgorel nodded. “Yes, that bridge is part of your most direct route home. Without it, you would have to work around the gulch by leaving the road for quite a while. Or you would have to avoid the gulch entirely by taking the road the long way around.”

“Which would be more than three times farther,” Tanu said, approaching. “Most likely a week on foot. And right past Stormguard Castle.”

“You met Ronodin?” Kendra asked.

"I’ve met him once before,” Tanu said. “Smug as they come. It’s rough we lost the griffins.”

"The hill giants were pawns,” Seth said.

Chapter 9-Homeward Bound