Brammuth nods taking this all in. Hands on his hips he says, "Will your supply cart be able to bear or house 2 Goliaths Master Smith? It may be difficult to be discreet."

Warren laughs in response to that. "Ah, don'cha worry, tiny, I've carted 'round people yer stature b'fore. It'll be fine."

"Then consider it done, I'm not much of a planner or thinker in matter's like this. What matter's is where my axe will fall, and for who." - Brammuth

”It’s not always a good idea to just charge in though wouldn’t it be better to plan first before striking, remember we’re also trying not to damage anything in the cart, not to mention the driver.”

Warren furrows his brow. "Y'got any plans then, sonny? I could delay the shipment if y'need some time t'plan n'stuff."

“Aside from the main road are there any other paths we can take that the bandits may not know about? Or we can have decoy cart filled with random assortments to trick them while we carry the real one?”

Jasmine says, "I doubt the the bandits will attack the cart while we are on our way to pick up the ore. There is no point in attacking an empty cart. Though it is likely they are going to attack on the way back. Perhaps we can take a decoy cart through the canyon while the real cart goes empty to  pick up the ore. Though personally, I believe that in this situation, simply guarding the cart would be the quickest plan. Guard the real cart; get attacked on the way back; kill the bandits."

Warren stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Yeah, th'snake miss said it best. 'Ere's th'thing, the canyon 'as th'best path, b'cuz everywhere else y'gotta prepare fer monster attacks. Th'canyon reeks t'monsters fer some reason, so they won't go near it, makin' it a safe path, so long as those damn bandits don' bother us. Th'decoy cart IS an interestin' idea fer sure, but I've only got the one left after multiple failed attempts at gettin' stock." He sighs heavily, and strokes his beard, annoyed at himself. "I could ask 'round fer another, but I doubt any o'th'other shopkeepers would be willin' t'lend me a cart jus' fer it t'be attacked."

Jasmine says, "If the bandits are laying in wait for the one road that is safe, this is bad not just for you but for all shopkeepers in this place. They need to be dealt with."

Warren nods grimly. "Yeah, I know, tha's th'thing, innit? So, wha'? 'R'ya lot gonna work with th'decoy cart plan?"

Jasmine looks to the others to see what they think. She still thinks trying to do the decoy might be more trouble logistically than it's worth but she's open to hearing what the other members of her party have planned.

“That depends do we have a second cart if not we can stick with just the original cart?”

Warren shrugs. "I can ask around, bu' I dunno. Like I said, I don' 'ave a second cart of m'own."

“To save time and move quickly why not just stick to the original plan just take out the bandits if we find a second cart good if not we can make do without it”.

Jasmine agrees. "My thoughts exactly. Let's get going with the cart." She turns to Warren and asks, "When do we leave?"

"Tonight. I'll prep th'wagon fer th'journey, then send fer'ya once everythin's all ready."

Brammuth nods in agreement.
"Should we look to disguise our appearance? I don't know many bandits that would attack a cart with someone wearing full plate armour i it."

"Well, th'wagon's gonna be covered, o'course, bu' if y'feel like tha's appropriate, go ahead."

“Where are we going to find disguises though?”

"Perhaps just a throw of material to cover the armour? For whoever may sit up front with Master War's daughter. I imagine the markets will have a ....haberdashery?"