Stuck on "Heading North" - rats block all the exits

[kasreyn]

Hello, first time posting here looking for advice or confirmation on this issue I've been experiencing. I am supposed to head north to Canada and have obtained my passport, but every exit I go to in town is still guarded by packs of rats. I've been searching for as much info as I can regarding the rats, and all I've come up with is one reviewer stating that they block the paths "until a certain point in the game". I don't know if I missed something or what, I've completed all side quests I have available aside from hide and seek and the underpants gnomes, don't see why I need to complete those but that's what I'll be working on after I post this anyway

 

Anyone else experience this? Is it a glitch or did I miss something?

[spacedog08]

Use the fart blast (dragon breathe) on those rats.

[Guest]

Hint: try using your magic on them.

[kasreyn]

Thanks guys! I'm gonna go hang my head in shame now.