When Derek had told the Fireborn that the adventurers were intending to leave at first light, what he had actually meant was "it"s okay, we"ll be out of your hair as fast as we can". He wasn"t expecting an escort. Used to the generally unenthusiastic reception that greeted the adventurers wherever they went, Derek had initially thought that the small group of well-armed Fireborn that had appeared just before sunrise were there simply to ensure that the adventurers left when they said they would and didn"t steal anything on the way. The idea that they might be offering a safety escort to the adventurers was so far from his thoughts that Reet had actually had to explain it to him.
The Fireborn party were remarkably well prepared and astonishingly friendly. They ushered the adventurers acros
