The optimal time for setting up camp had already passed; after all, one needs daylight to get work done.
Following six days of torrential rain, there wasn't a dry spot to be found anywhere. With supplies unable to be brought up, the group didn't even have tents for the night.
"Eldest Princess, it’s too late to think about setting up camp now. It’s pitch black, and we can’t even get a fire started. You’ll have to bear with this tonight!" A Deputy General had tried his best, but he could find neither firewood nor a dry place to light a fire.
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