As two guards finishing their shift saw them come out, they exchanged sinister grins, scooped up two handfuls of snow to put out the warming campfire, and then ducked back into their tent.
Damn it, even the lowly foot soldiers had been bought off. They were trying to freeze him to death!
This was a tiny encampment consisting of about twenty tents, ringed by supply carts. The perimeter lacked even defensive obstacles like caltrops or spiked barriers, and the surrounding terrain was flat with no strategic advantage to defend—it was clearly never meant for a prolonged stay.
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