Very quickly, you spotted the Adventurers guild with their iconic logo being out front. After locating the guild, you noticed two major problems. One, the only way up was stairs, and generally, stairs and borrowers didn't mingle together much. Of course, you couldn't tell how high the stairs were from your current location, so this might not even be a problem, depending on the height of the stairs. The bigger of the two problems, however, was the foot traffic.
You were on the opposite side of the road from the guild, and still quite a ways away, probably about 5 of your villages by distance. You had excellent stamina, so the big problem was how long you'd be exposed going across the road. It was a pretty busy time of day after all.
For now, you'd be fine just hugging the wall, as people didn't tend to step right next to a wall, so it was a relatively safe practice for most borrowers. You had a couple close calls, a young girl wanting to sit against the wall, someone dropping their bag against it, and someone tripping and nearly dropping their bag on you. Thankfully, you stayed aware, and avoided each peril.
After nearly a half hour of walking, you had gotten from the southern gate all the way to the wall across from the guild. Normally, people would walk that distance in about a minute, but with your small strides, it took much longer. Now, there was one last hurdle before the stairs, crossing the road. You had a couple of ways you could do this, all of which had their own advantages and disadvantages.
After thinking for a moment, you decided to...