Chapter 1 - The Beginning

GM: I'll actually do an assisted acrobatics check. Aelar can roll too and if he succeeds he adds +2 to Xadira's roll total. But you will both roll without advantage. The DC is only 10, so this should be a fairly easy task.

Edit: Nevermind, don't listen to me, just checked the PHB for assisted checks. Not sure where the rule I'm talking about came from, Xadira just gets advantage. DC is still only 10.

Xadira, having taken all of about 10 seconds to analyze Aelar's technique recreates it with ease as she swings elegantly up onto the horse behind Aelar.

It's not too far of a ride. Ramas brings you to the patch of trees just north of the path. He looks up at the position of the sun and judges it is still about an hour until the caravan passes this way, so a plan should be solidified on how you plan to get aboard. The horses are stowed in the forest and you are able to find shrubbery that is fairly close to the path to hide in. Xadira is a little sore from her first ride on a horse, but the trip was actually quite easy going and pleasant as far as scenery.

GM: Everyone roll a perception check for me.

As you are all discussing who should go and be the distraction you hear 2 deep large voices and a few smaller voices a slight distance off in the woods. You remember the larger voices from earlier in the woods. It's bugbears. By the sounds of it there are a few regular goblins with them too.

As of now it sounds like they are keeping to their own, possibly they've setup a small camp maybe like 100 feet from you right now. You can just barely make out what looks like plumes from a fire.

[ Passing note to Aelar ]
Everyone else just continues to hear the loud voices followed by occasional deep laughter.