Push past the woman and take her boat
From Create Your Own Story
That boat promises a swift journey up the Jabooty River to Forplé, and you’re not about to let some cryptic weaver stand in your way. You charge across the sand before the woman can reach you. You tackle her and send her splashing into the shallow water, then leap into the waiting boat.
You unfurl the boat's sail and it begins to float out to sea. A disquieting fog rolls in as you drift further from the shore. At one point, you lose sight of the figure on the beach. When the fog passes, she is suddenly gone.
Further down the coast is the mouth of the Jabooty River, and at the end of that, Forplé. This will cut days off your journey! You've avoided dealing with the villages of the Smutititty Hills, with their petty squabbles and nasty inns. You can lose yourself in the business of Forplé and beyond that, there is nothing but the true emptiness of the Jaklands.
In the far distance up-river rises the wall of a great city; the first true stonework you can seen since you left home.
Your journey through the Smutititty Hills is already completed!
