The new day begins with a story of hope from Faedra tying the threads of companionship a little tighter between the party and the other folk at Peppermill house. With common purpose established, the party decide to use the soldiers horses to scout further afield from the farmstead to look for supplies and possibly allies, leaving the soldiers behind to start preparing the camp for a coming ambush. As the fist day of scouting comes to a close, Tholandi is spotted peering over the crest of a hill..........