1681 Jameen City
Ning and Shara arrived at Jameen City. The woman hadn't lied about it being close at all. They arrived there before noon, and quickly found a place to keep their horses and even sold the other that followed them at a rather good price.
Ning managed to get the horse buyer to fork up an entire gold coin. He didn't know if the horse was worth it or not, but that was 10 more silver coins than what his horses were worth. And they had come together with the cart.
Once he received the money, he went to go find a place to stay for the day, and maybe even the night.
Jameen city lay at the base of the large Lenes mountain ranges, so they could see the mountains right from where they were. The tall mountains with trees throughout them were visible right from where they were. The number of houses there was so sparse, that almost no one opted to stay in the mountain. Everyone stayed down in the city.
Even so, the city itself was not as developed as the other ones Ning had been to. Let alone Whitebridge, this city didn't even compare to the one they had just come from.
After much consideration, Ning decided it was best for them to spend a day in the city and rest, so he found a place for them to stay the night.
He also couldn't just go into the mountains without learning some more about it. They were quite dangerous after all. He needed to know how long they were, how much food they had to pack, where they could stop the horse to feed it, and such. Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Not only that, Ning also needed some time to have the people come to him so he could help them with their spirits. He needed the quest points quite desperately.
Shara decided to take a nap, so Ning left on his own to learn what he could about everything.
If he took care of that too, then he need not pay them anything at all.
"Could I bring my own cart along? I will take care of my own food and shelter," Ning said.
"Of course. You are free to do so. What about food for your horse? There will be days when you won't see any grass at all. You will have to stock up on quite a bit of it."
"I will make that preparation too then. Thank you for letting me know."
They could sleep in the cart, so it was the only food they had to care about. Ning wondered how much it would cost to purchase it. Surely not that much.
The Caravan wouldn't leave for another 4 days, so it seemed Ning was going to have to stay more than a night in the city. That was problematic, but only in the sense that the female commander may come and find him.
He hoped that was not the case. They should not know anything about where they were, and should still believe that they were in hiding. Surely they couldn't arrive here in just 4 days.
Ning returned to the tavern after a while and decided to take a nap himself. But before he went to his room, he talked with the tavern owner to announce to people that he was a Spirit Detective and he was willing to help anyone for a very cheap price.
The tavern owner was more than happy to do that for the price of a single silver coin. After Ning woke up from a short nap, he would soon have a busy day.