Two sentries swapping guard duty saw them come out and exchanged sinister grins. They scooped up two handfuls of snow to put out the campfire used for warmth, then retreated into a tent.
Damn it, even the common soldiers have been bought off! They're trying to freeze me to death!
This was a very small encampment consisting of about twenty tents, surrounded by carts. The perimeter lacked even obstacles like caltrops or spiked wooden barriers, and the surrounding terrain was flat and indefensible, making it obvious that no long-term stationing was intended here.
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