At Ottenheim ...

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They had made good time and arrived safely at Ottenheim in the early afternoon; early in the evening Steffen Hofler decided to stretch his legs - so he went for a walk.  Having seen what there was of the small burgh town he started on his way back the inn where he was staying....

 As he entered a small square a woman's voice shouted "Watch Out" and he was pulled rather roughly behind a pile of crates...

 just in time too, as the sound of of pistol and musket in fire in the square broke the quiet of the evening.....

 Not knowing what he had got into, assuming the lady was in trouble, Steven drew his sword and bravely took on one of the men in the square ...

 He had the better of him and the other fellow was looking worried .... other men were running from the square under fire from a group of women ...

 Steffen parried and then made to lunge, but slipped and fell to the floor ....

He picked himself up and found his opponent was gone. The woman who pulled him out of the way introduced herself as Mademoiselle Givenchy along with her lady Irregulars in the service of the crown.  She explained he had walked in on an ambush laid for Sennari's Marauders...

She thanked him for his help and he made his way back to the inn,  deciding to have a drink of before he went to bed. He had something eventful to write in his journal and a tale to tell .....

On to Bleistadt ...

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After a couple of days, a small incident disrupted their progress. They were now deep in the province of Boldovia and late one morning they were approached by a group of Feldjagers; some of the Boldovian army corps were on manouvres and they were advised to wait a short while.  A few minutes later a brigade of cavalry crossed the road ....

 After the road was clear they travelled on and in the mid-afternoon they reached Bleistadt ...

after passing through the main gate they found some lodgings for the night.

They would resume their journey the next day, heading south-east via Erlangen in order to cross into Upper Belgravia to get to Offenheim and then onto their final destination at Vanderhof.

Stopover at Wornitz ....

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It had been a good couple of days ride through Wittenland province. He decided to break his journey at Wornitz. Crossing the bridge over the Kusten canal, he entered the town ...

Following a good nights rest at a local inn,  he went for a walk in the afternoon and made the acquaintance of a young lady and her aunt who were also travelling to Vanderhof ...

The next day, back in the saddle, he continued his journey on the road south accompanying the ladies in their coach...

 He still had a fair way to go - the province of Boldovia to cross, then into to Upper Belgravia and down to Vanderhof on the river Oudear.

Departure....

continue from the previous post...... Steffen Hofler, Marquess of Kronstadt starts his journey .....

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The young Marquess meets up with his close friends at the Kurfurstin Inn in Wittenberg for a celebratory drinking evening ....

Following his evening out he stayed a couple of days with his parents at their estate near Alt-Wittenberg. After saying his goodbyes he rode off on his long journey south to Vanderhof ...