outside Ondosto
Though yet a league west of Ondosto, the area where the King's Men confronted the party was not unpopulated. On each side of the road were manorial vineyards, owned by families with heritage as lengthy as the years since Elros. The confrontation has caught the attention of field hands that had been working within hailing distance, and these had now drawn near the road, watching curiously.
One of them pointed at a figure moving amongst the vines on his own side. He called to the group. "Is this your prisoner, sneaking off?"
The leader of the King's Men heard him and called for his men to move up and surround the party.
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