My journey begins

Today is my first, memorable, day beyond Ashbarrow. I assisted my grandparents with getting packed up and on the road, some of their things were left behind while they find a new home in Marshview. I hope it will help grandmother, as it is far more flat. The village was so supportive, they promised to care for the home while we were gone and Leya even presented me with a tent everyone got together to get me for my travels. I can not wait to return home with more fame under my belt to give them a truly stunning performance. Grandmother let me know that if I want to get in touch, I should send letters to our old home and they will be able to get them. As a thinks to the people, I was able to entertain them once more. I hope it brings them hope, and that Big Tom will no longer be a concern in their minds.
 
It didn't take me long to reach the farming village, and it seems my name is more known than I thought. Before I could spend too much time greeting the people, or even get to the sing up booth for their big competition, the raptor from before approached and let me know I was already signed up. She brought me over to a little mapach's merchant booth to meet the little chickadee that my grandmother was so enchanted by and the merchant himself. Their names are Collina and Scrap, they are sweet, I like them. Collina and I both purchased something from Scrap's booth. I got a metal flower that sits nicely at the base of my horns. The raptor, Faye, let us know that we would all be competing in the competition and calmed Scrap's worries over his shop. I made sure to get ready to put on the best show these people had ever seen. A hedge had been watching us get ready, so we thought we would speak to him. He was very cocky in his abilities and held a lot of malice for Collina. I knew many humblefolk disliked the birdfolk but I never really paid enough attention to how much disdain was there. I feel the need to doubly show this one up, as well as make sure our little chickadee showed this guy what real ability was.
 
The competition was spectacular; Collina, Scrap, and I took the top three positions. The hedge was clearly not happy but wanted to speak to us, after regrouping with Faye she did mention the possible danger but said it was up to us, and after Scrap pointed out that if we didn't confront them here they would catch us on the road we decided to see what they wanted. These nasty folk were nothing but bandits, they wanted Scrap and I to join them and said Collina could remain unharmed if we did. A laughable offer and of course we refused. I can't say I have been in many fights, but it was quite startling to see blood in that amount for the first time and to watch people drop so harshly. It was a rather rude wakeup call to what the real world had to offer on the road.
 
We decided to head to Meadowfen next, as a group! I feel much more comfortable having these three with me. We made decent progress into the woods before deciding to set camp for the night.