Our plan to infiltrate the pier went surprisingly smooth (at least for the start,) because Bridgette was able to do her part convincingly. Baron, Karu, and I watched her closely from behind the bushes at the edge of the forest and waited for her signal.
She acted her part very well because she came out from the forest limping into the white sand. Then she proceeded to walk up to the enclosed pier on the far end of the shore. It was only a matter of minutes before the guards stationed on one of the four watchtowers there would spot her, so we prepared ourselves both physically and mentally.
I admit that the pier was not what I expected it to look like when I first saw it though. When we reached this part of the forest---the closest we have been from the pier, it appeared to be just like
