The southern region of Chemois, where the border blurred with northern Hydrogia and wars had been fought there for years before, was sparsely populated.
There were few who wanted to be involved in the heavy politicking of such a place. Even more than that, there were floodplains that could wash away an entire house during the yearly snow melt. It made travel impossible for nearly a month in the early spring of each year.
As Sir Arthur led two other knights through the duchy on behalf of Duke Arlin to ensure that most major townships were taken care of with food stores and supplies, they started closing in on the end of their journey.
The knights could tell it was coming to a close by the way the air felt heavy and frost started appearing in the grasses at night. It made for uncomfortable sleep unless close to a fire, but it was nothing out of the ordinary. All they could do was hope that the nights in an inn were far more than the nights without.
