Falcon welcomes the party in and sees them situated.

He clearly dislikes Master Wester but the man is paying in gold so he does as the fellow says with little dispute. The party he allows to camp on the grounds and even offers what rooms he has to Toot and Elandra but they decline.

DAY 11 FALCONS LODGE

 In the morning Wester grudgingly gives the party evidence of delivery.

 Feldoran leads the party south.

• Survival 11
• Survival 18
• Survival 17

They make camp just south of the forest.

DAY 12 EAVES OF NEVERWINTER WOOD

The party complete the journey back to Phandalin and seek out Barthen.

 "Welcome back!"

He greets them and they update him on their adventures. 

"Well you have earned your gold that is for sure. Oh and Sildar has been looking for you."

Dragon 20

 The party make their way to the Lords Hall in the late afternoon.

 "Welcome back, I have work for you."

"We have received word of Orcs moving through the foothills east of here. A tenday ago, a small band of them attacked the Butterskull Ranch, freeing the pigs of all things before setting fire to the barn and the smithy. Big Al the owner and five of his ranch hands were not so lucky. In their attempt to fend off the orcs, Big Al was captured and the ranch hands were killed. The only surviving hand escaped on horseback, fled to Phandalin, and delivered news of the attack but an hour before you arrived. Please travel there with all haste and offer what aid you can."

 "Has there been any sign of the dragon?"

 "Numerous, but still no word on its lair."

 "Very well. It seems we must head out without rest friends."

 "Wonderful."

The party travel with all haste. They walk through the night and the next day before finally taking a rest just west of Conyberry. They make camp on the side of the road utterly exhausted.

DAY 14 WEST OF CONYBERRY

The party make Conyberry by late morning.

 "What happened to this place?"

 History 16

 "Sacked by barbarians around ten years ago."

 "You bring us to the nicest places."

The abandoned town of Conyberry is eerily silent except for the whistling of the wind as it blows through the settlement’s burned and crumbled-down structures. As the characters make their way through or around the ruins, they spot three unsaddled riding horses grazing near an old well.

 Perception 20

 Those animals bear branding marks. They get a little closer and see that the horses are branded with the letters BAK.

"Big Al Kalazorn... these came from the ranch."

 "What's with Orcs freeing animals?"

 "Maybe they are nice orcs?"

 "I think killing all of the farmworkers puts pay to that idea."

 "A few horses could be useful."

 Thomas claps Anders on the shoulder casting Guidance.

"Then go fetch one." he orders with a grin.

 Grumbling under his breath Anders makes his way over to the nearest horse.

Animal Handling 20 + 4

As he marches up the horse turns and kicks out at him sending the bard tumbling across the ground with 5 bludgeoning damage.

"Ha ha!" very funny he calls back to the others.

"Come on Elandra you have a go." (Bardin Inspiration)