Which option is a better choice?

1. The group escaped Solace after a brief encounter with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven, but they were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.

2. The group escaped Solace after a brief encounter with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven. However, they were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.