The Broken Tower

The Sun sank in the western sky and darkness hung over the
Edge of the Forest where the Adventurers rested. The sounds of
the nearby river hid any small noises nearby. One by one they stirred
awake, gathered their belongings and readied them
Selves to cross the river. Clemm moved quietly from the woods towards the river bank, the moon giving a good view of the slow moving Mitheithel.
They were lucky that the river was relatively low considering the
Spring thaw. The Old man waded out into the water hoping the spot he picked proved to be a wise one. They could see the Tower in the distance it's broken silloette standing out on the ridge overlooking the waterway.
The moved quietly forward crossing without incident and moving along the ridge
They came to a small clump of half a dozen Birch Trees about One
Hundred yards from the Tower. A thin ribbon of smoke rose above
the Old Ruined Tower. Here they stopped to rest and decided what there next move w