The Bridges [POST HERE FIRST]

Seeing the guards start to form up, Wren started to worry. She was already going to fast to try and stop in any normal fashion. Wren decided to try and trick the guards, not honestly expecting it to work, but she was starting to panic. Yelling at the guards, Wren said "OH NO, LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU", while also at the same time using a her speed to start a slide across the ground, in the hopes that she could slide past the guards.

Neither of the guards turn to look, more concerned with the visible threat. However, and fortunately enough for Wren, the bridge is wider than two men are able to obstruct. Not by much, but between the pair of them, a gap exists. Not a large gap, but large enough for a petite young lady such as Wren to slide through without too much trouble. One guard makes a swinging grasp at her as she passes, but isn’t quite fast enough.

As they turn to watch her rapidly retreating form, they grumble a bit, but don’t pursue the matter further. She could have just walked across. It isn’t as if they would have stopped her. No need to be so rude.

Assuming that Wren continues onward down the read, she would soon be past the bridge, and continuing on toward the Eastern Gate. The likelihood that she would be able to pass through there without any issues is decidedly slimmer.

The Enlightened Knight turned to the Bishop.

The Knight scratched his head (his helmet) to indicate he was thinking. He really just wanted better knowledge of the land. 

Likely accompanied by his companion Sariandi, Ildesias Xen Torsal approached the manned and guarded bridges and stopped for inspection with a smile on his face. "I'm going home," he told them, rubbing his hands together because of the cold.

[Empress Naoki, Artemis, Kate Green]

On its way out of Isra and toward the Expanse, Lady Naoki's carriage and all of its occupants approach one of the eastern bridges. A wide, stone bridge, sitting relatively low in the water. All of that armor plating makes for a lot of weight, one must understand. And while the wide wheels do a fair job of distributing it, the majority of bridges simply aren’t rated for that weight- however distributed it may be.

In fact, the majority of bridges crossing The Silverion River simply aren’t strong enough. To reach this one, a detour to the south was needed. But better to spend a half hour on a detour than to collapse the bridge and spend the last ten minutes of one’s life in a big fancy iron coffin with wheels, Naoki figures.

Regardless, the chosen bridge can handle the weight, and the carriage passes by without incident, as does its escort. Curving their way to the left and northward, the journey continues. Off, toward The Land Tillers’ Expanse.

"Good day," responds a guard, nodding his head. One armed man is no cause for concern, and not much heed is paid to Mr. Taren as he proceeds along, free to enter the city as he sees fit.

He arrives at the eastern bridges. He'd cross into Isra unless otherwise stopped, tipping his hat to the guards as he passed...