Roads of southern Adalrik
While the lord marshal was moving towards Haethiod, the prince Sigmund was sitting in his carriage with Baldric, the court jester. They were on the roads leading to Valcaster, though they had not yet entered the province of Vale. They were travelling on the Kingsroad, part of the large network of roads that connected the major cities of Adalmearc and was named thus because its principal purpose was to allow the swift marching of the high king's armies.
The Kingsroad between Coldharbour and Valcaster was not particularly well kept, however, since most traffic took place on the river between those cities; on the other hand, this meant that the prince's retinue had easy progress. While the carriage had no obvious markings showing that the heir to the realms was sea
