Harwick

Two children stand shoulder to shoulder, seemingly small in the towering heights of the halls of the home in which they abide, and made even more so by the pacing of the man before them. Dark skies are revealed through windows cracked shut, and the long hall is lit by many hearths and candles for some warmth and light.

He did not imagine that winter in the south could ever be harsher as what he had faced in his homelands. For in the Vales he was faced with brisk mountain winds and scarcity of food to sate hungry bellies; here he was met also with the cruelty of Men. Brunleik had been unprepared for the sudden snowfall overnight, and so he decided to make way once the sun had risen higher to warm the air. 

Entry 10

                I left the lumber mill around midnight. Try as I might, I couldn’t bring myself to spend the night there, not while knowing that the orcs who’d slain Mr. Frumgar and Ms. Dunlida were getting farther away with every passing second.

           Seregrían and the Riders Four have returned to Harwick, and rest one more day before departing for Cliving and their ongoing errantry.  As they gather for a shared meal at the Harwick tavern, they are joined by Caeorwulf, who has bitter news to relate.  At the will of Lord Harding, he shall rejoin the errand-riders and ride north to Wildermore as planned.      

            Seregrían has recovered from her recent encounter with the Nazgul, and her healing of Caeorwulf.  The Riders Four, who now count her warmly in their company, have urged her to accompany them on their continued trek across the lands of Rohan, raising the alarm and striking wherever their enemies gather.  The party of six depart Floodwend and ride north to return to Harw

            The town of Harwick, like many of the major settlements in Rohan, has as its center a great mead hall where the lords sit at court, and councils and feasts are held.  It is here, atop the highest hill in the town, where Seregrían is shown audience with Aldor Harding, the lord of the Wold and the northern marches of Rohan.  Having seen and heard how the Rohirrim conduct

Harwick is the largest town of the Wold, the northern region of the Eastemnet of Rohan. It is here that Seregrían arrives in the late afternoon, riding south from the ruins of Langhold and up to the gates - and once more must work her skill at diplomacy.