The girls face their first (of many) hardships...

Watching from the trees, a small band of goblin bandits giggle.

They are led by Grilda, a particularly cunning and smart (according to her anyway) goblin.

"Now's our chance!" The green-skinned girl says as she and two of the other bravest goblins sneak up on the carriage from behind.

Pansie meanwhile stands at the front of the carriage, grunting and groaning as she struggles to push the downed log out of the road.

"Look at all those bags!" Whispers one of the excited bandits to the other, as she points to the massive pile of luggage atop the carriage.

"We start there," Grilda commands as she quickly latches on to a little ladder near the back of the stalled vehicle.

Soon all three of the little green girls are scurrying around on top of the carriage, eagerly fiddling with the straps used to secure Esmik and Ibera's extravagant luggage.

The two noblewomen are of course, too busy chatting about what they'll do in the Elven kingdom to notice the pitter patter of little feet moving back and forth atop their carriage.

"What do you think this season's designs will look like?" Esmik asks as Grilda and her goons succeed in dragging the first (surprisingly heavy) suitcase off of the roof.

"I hear they're really pushing the diva angle this time, which is just fine by me," Ibera gushes. She closes her eyes and wiggles in excitement at just the perfect moment to miss spotting Grilda as she climbs off of the roof with one of the noble's lighter bags (goblins aren't the strongest people). "I was getting tired of this style anyway."

"Me too," Esmik agrees as she tugs on her dress for emphasis. "I'm eager to ditch these duds and start over with something fresh."

Outside, Pansie struggles with all of her might, and succeeds in rolling the log out of the roadway (it was more rotten than it looked, and it did have to be light enough for goblins to move, after all).

"Oh my," the wagoner whimpers as she wipes the sweat from her brow and struggles to catch her breath.

Realizing their window is closing, Grilda and company drag their loot, two suitcases and a small crate, off into the tall grass and wait as Pansie gets back on and slowly drives away.

The rest of the goblins rush to their leader, eagerly whopping and shouting as they gather around their new treasure.