As the two replacement sentries saw them come out, they exchanged sinister grins, grabbed two handfuls of snow to put out the campfire used for warmth, and then ducked back into their tents.
Damn it, even the low-ranking soldiers had been bought off! They were trying to freeze him to death!
This was a tiny encampment consisting of about twenty tents, surrounded by a circle of carts. There were no barricades or caltrops deployed on the outer perimeter, and the surrounding terrain was flat with no natural defenses to rely on. One look made it obvious that nobody intended to stay here for long.
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