Found:
New boots!
Well, I didn't find them per se. Hutin returned from a scouting trip with them in hand. Admittedly, they're not really boots either. They're more like fur shoes, but they're warm and comfortable. It's easier to walk now, but a little more rest won't hurt.
We came to a little village known locally as Llanuch. Hutin came in useful for something more than footwear and rudimentary healing. A few words from him and they let us enter without argument, and I didn't even have to part with any of my ill-gotten gains! All in all, a successful day.
We parted ways here. I've resolved to spend the night in some form of warmth and comfort before pressing on in the morning. Meanwhile, he's gone off to fulfill his messenger duties elsewhere. I know that we largely plan to travel in the same direction, but I remain unconvinced that walking the road together is for the best. Better that I am gone before he returns and that, for his sake, he doesn't find me further along the road.
