"Where do you think they're located, exactly?" The General inquired, gaze focused on the golden-brown map highlighting the local province.
"Here, heading northwards." Indicating to a large fjord that cut through the western mountainside, the Scout's face was visually strained, working his memory. "Left side of the gap."
"And you're absolutely sure it's them?"
"Twenty-four men covered in plate... Pack animals and prisoner-women. It couldn't have been an ordinary caravan."
The General acknowledged him wordlessly, nodding; he looked back to the illustrated cattle village to the South-East of the realm, reportedly pillaged by a group of owner
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