‘The question is, do we go round and search for that final position before planning our attack, or do we focus on what we already know?’
‘We can attack the village from the rear whilst they’re busy with their task and have only set traps on the side where they’re expecting us.’ Adam looked at the points he’d marked himself. ‘The tower might be a problem. The courtyard is fortified; they’ve posted guards as they should, and they didn’t seem preoccupied with anything else. Clearly, that’s where they’re expecting us.’
‘We have plenty of time,’ said Cedric, looking up from the map and glancing around. ‘But then again, it isn’t unlimited.’
‘Let’s take out the village first, then we’ll find the remaining position and decide what to attack first.’ Zane was clearly raring to go, and walking back and forth through the woods was starting to bore him. Although he often appeared indifferent and bored, he was slowly proving not to be so.
‘We could split up again.’ Adam paused to think for a moment. ‘If we retrace our steps, there’ll be no problem; we’ll just carry on straight from the tower. It’ll be trickier meeting up again, though.’
‘We could wait in the village once we’ve taken it,’ suggested Cedric.
‘I’m not sure that’s such a good idea,’ someone chimed in from the side. ‘If they somehow realise something’s gone wrong, we’ll be completely exposed in the village. Especially as there’s a manned watchtower not too far away, and on the other side, the tower with at least two squads. If they decide to attack, they’ll be able to do so from two sides.’
‘We'll have the numerical advantage then,’ another person joined the discussion. ‘If we manage to take the village and, whilst we’re at it, eliminate all the defenders, they’ll be left with three squads, which, in theory, will be able to move around the area.’
‘You’re assuming we won’t suffer any casualties.’ Cedric was a little more cautious than the others. ‘In a reasonably favourable scenario, the forces will be evenly matched, which will give us
