Last night i decided to try something new, by taking on a shipment of furs from Mistlocke to Sis Liman, along with the normally done patrol route that is becoming common. After paying 400 gold for the oxen, i had little problems getting him under guard to the desert barrier, and the 1st set of stairs down. Thats where it all came undone. The ox would not transition through the first steps. I walked back and forth several times, ensuring he was right at the transition, but he would not follow. I tried /c recall which also didnt work. Finally, it was thought that the ox would transition with us when we went to the next area. To my chagrin.. it made the ox vanish, along with my 400 gold with the message i had gotten too far from my ox and had let go of the reins.