The chase is on!
The groom, who had unobtrusively followed the coach until he could determine which road to the coast Lucius intended to take, had returned to Kentham just in time to hear Cedric's instructions to his newly-formed troupe. It was thanks to that man's tenacity, and Jacques' forethought, that they were able to set off in the right direction immediately. Cedric knew every path and track, every hill and valley for miles around, after his months as the Avenger, and that knowledge was proving invaluable now. Yet the coach had more than an hour's precious lead on them.
I have no doubt that Cedric and his band will catch that creep Lucius before he reaches the coast. Cedric's intimate knowledge of the paths and back roads of Kentham will serve him well!
