From Hochoch, the Realstream is quickly crossed at a shallow ford, and you follow a caravan track that winds along the south side of a narrow creek. The plains here are flat and grassy. Occasionally, large cottonwood trees grow along the stream, but in general the plain is unforested.
For several days, you pass through an uninhabited region with no untoward experiences. Finally, staying always to the right of the creek, the track enters a region of prosperous farms surrounded by fields of grain or pastures for cows and goats.
Early on the fourth afternoon of the trip, a cluster of buildings and trees becomes visible ahead, with the stone walls of a temple beyond—ORLANE.
At the outskirts of Orlane, a large grove of elms is visible to the left, while several wooden buildings border the road to the right.
On your right, a wooden house is surrounded by attractive flower gardens, with a small barn beyond. A teenage girl is churning butter on the porch, but she sees your group and runs into the house at your approach. Shadowy forms are visible behind closed curtains.
To the left, just past the elm grove and closer to the road, is a clean, whitewashed wooden house and barn. Several cows chew their cud just outside the barn. Three little girls playing in the yard of the house stop to gawk at your group. It does not take long, however, before an older girl emerges and quickly ushers them inside without a word to you.