Rain hammers the tilted wagon. The cracked chest lies open in the mud, and the seal cloth inside is soaked through.
The Cartmaster
Stop, please. Those stores were for the river holds. If they are ruined, we are finished.
Arimari sees the truth plainly. These supplies are meant to keep Tukeyo fed, paid, and backed by Kurogane hands.
Reina
Reinforcements could be close. I smell wet horse and lamp oil from the trees.
Arimari Tiarasan
Then the road is the target. We cut it here, and the oni loses another mouthful.
The Cartmaster
If this cargo does not arrive, the lord above me will hang me. If it does arrive, that demon may come too.
A branch snaps in the woods. Reina turns hard toward the sound, while Arimari braces over the broken chest, ready for whoever comes to recover the load.
✓ Quest Accepted
Repel the reinforcements at the river pass