Three days they were to travel to get to the Granite Tower. However, it was four it took them, for the beasts that were dormant during the season she arrived were already out of their caves, staying on the prowl at the near grounds leading to those Hœttr Hills which's nature was already signalling gruesome changes in its grounds the more visible they became as they advanced.
Hence... On the second day of travels…
"Kir." — Aslak approached his Constable whose eyes were already staring at the dark borders giving to an ominous inside separated from the open space their path was. — "You also sensed it, huh."
"Their orbs wouldn't drift from our tents at night… These beasts are scrutinizing their prey. Heh."
"... They will come out to get us later today."
"They sure will..." — Grinning excited, Kir mumbled as both saw how the gruesome glow of lurking eyes suddenly moved to disappear into the darkness after meeting the savages' ferocity. — "Ya sharpened your axe… my lord?"