Tuesday August 5, King's Highway
Having turned back the attack on Crow's Bridge, we headed south to rejoin the
Legion in another small town called Otter Ferry. On our way we met a force of
our own men hurrying in the opposite direction, who gave us ill news.
The vanguard of our army, twenty thousand men, has been camped near Otter
Ferry for two days now. The mayor of that village must have guessed our plan to
cross the Scamander River behind the main enemy force, and to attack them by
surprise.
Perhaps in the cowardly hope that he would be spared when the Dark sacked
Madrigal, the mayor intends to betray us to the enemy. A quick death will be too
good for him, but we will have time for nothing else.
One of the locals knows of the clearing where the mayor arranged his meeting
with the Dark, and will lead us there.