To keep on going, passing the village and risking an encounter. To go straight toward the mountain, with a chance of being trapped there at night. Or, to stay for the night there in the old man's shop, and go by the morning. No matter what Ahli chooses, it would be his fated path.
Among those three, staying the night was the one that seemed to be the safest, however, it was not without its own risk. With the number of knights that roamed in the area, when night falls, there will always be a chance for them to come to the shop and encounter Ahli. Well, it was actually the whole area itself was not safe for him, and the faster he got away from there, would be the better.