I glanced behind me, frowning as I faltered in my journey down the dirt road, quite different from the smooth cobblestones I'd been journeying on just half a mile on.
"A short cut?" I mutter, glancing down at the map in my hands and then up to the dirt road.
It was nice, well maintained....for now. But would it be a short cut? The innkeeper had insisted I'd be able to get to the City quicker this way....
I exhaled, folding the map. "Please don't let this be a trap." I mumbled, adjusting my pack. I needed to get into the City quickly and if this route would do so, then I would take it. 

-Inspiration from traveling