Alden rubs his chin thoughtfully as he considers the guards' stories.
"So, it sounds like they used magic on you instead of steel, but they left you alive. You are lucky, not all bandits are so generous with life."
As he speaks, Alden's hand drifts subconciously from his chin to caress the scars on the side of his face. After a second, he snatches his hand away and places it on the table.
"So you only saw two men? With perhaps a third to work magic upon you. And if you had stopped for water recently, they would have known you were coming, and had time to get a short distance ahead of you on the road. A scout or runner perhaps in Rosehurst, to report to the others. A small, but efficient set-up.
From the sounds of it, taking wagons and mules and all, they weren't targeting Scodi's goods intentionally, just out to get everything they could. They might not even know what they have.
Thank you, gentlemen I believe I have some ideas to work from here."
He waits for a while to see if Dae has anything to ask the guards, or contribute on the subject of magic.
[sblock=ooc]Haven't seen a post from Test since the game restarted, but he's been around. So I guess I'll just wait for him for a bit.[/sblock]