Faridell

"I have already politely refused. Now be gone old man!" The old man's face shrivels, and he squints his eyes, as he waddles off you hear him spit and swear at you.

Right, now you must decide the best way to Meristead from here. You could walk along the stream till you reach sea, and wait for a boat to come along and ask for a ride. Or you could walk the rest of the way.