>>Abandon Eik at first opportunity and get to the party

The voices in your head are right. That’s brilliant! Surely you can come up with a devious, cunning scheme on the way to skip past this bothersome sidequest! But for now, you will have to go along with it…

You don your MIGHTY BELOW-AVERAGE GEAR OF THE GUARD, bravely stepping outside with your size XXS shield and sword in hand, while Eik mans the navigator’s station and guides you on your way.

As the sparkles of bravery fade from your visage, you venture forth into the relatively calm, charted wilderness. You wander for a good couple minutes, passing rather uneventfully. If you want to shirk your duties as a member of the Guard, you’ll have to think fast; The goblin camp isn’t far away and…

…What is that rustling noise..?

OH SWEET THOR THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BUSHES WHAT DO YOU DO