Acorn Elmsfather had been to Ailstbridge before.  It was the only place you could cross the Uldar for at least a day’s travel in either direction, so the road through the village was heavily used by merchants, pilgrims, and anyone else who had business that needed them to travel between Brevanbarrow and Duvchester.  For all of that, it wasn’t a big place.  It had a blacksmith, a wheelwright, and two inns, but they were for the passing trade.  The families in the village worked in those four businesses or supported them with wood, food, herblore, and the benefits of extended family.  He had admired the inn and cottage gardens on several occasions, because he was a servant of the god of gardens and that was one of the things that he did.