Two incoming sentries exchanged cold, sinister smiles as they watched the two step out. They scooped up a couple of handfuls of snow to extinguish the campfire used for warmth, then ducked back into their tent.
Damn it, even the common soldiers had been bought off! They were trying to freeze him to death!
This was a tiny encampment consisting of about twenty tents, encircled by supply wagons. There were no caltrops or wooden barricades deployed on the outer perimeter, and the surrounding terrain was flat and utterly devoid of defensive advantages. It was obvious at a glance that no one intended to stay here for long.
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