No Bridge Over Troubled Waters

The four dwarven women gazed at the river in varying degrees of frustration and despair. For as far as they could see, it was about a quarter-mile across. Swimming such a distance would have been quite a feat even if they had still been human - in their present condition, it would be a Herculean task.

"So," Frederica said, "What now?"

"Well," Astra sighed, "we walk the banks until we find an intact bridge or a place narrow enough for a dwarf to ford the river."

"There may be another way," Paula said. "The chest's empty, right? I imagine it would support the four of us if we chose to sail across on it."

"How could we guide it, though?" asked Frederica.

"We could find or chop down some branches and pole along," Paula said. "Otherwise, it might take many extra day to get to the King's court."

1. They decide to walk upstream and hunt for another way across.
2. They decide to walk downstream and hunt for another way across.
3. They decide to give Paula's plan a try.
4. As they discuss it, they are startled by a sound from inside the "empty" chest.
5. Suddenly, they are set upon by a group of bandits.

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