"Please, call me Lily. Lady Paladin is my father." Lily said on a reflex, an impish grin crossing her face before she returned to her prior solemnity. "The road from Daggerford was adequate until about thirty miles out, then it was gone. It looked as though a heavy rain had turned most of it to dust, otherwise I would have arrived days ago. Hopefully it was the will of Gods on our side that I was delayed, but I fear we aren't that lucky." 

Lily's horse approached the squawking bird and sniffed at her. *"Hello! I am Arafaer! Are you a bird? I am a horse. I hurt my foot on the rock. Do you know where good grass is? I am hungry. I like grass."*