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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8151845" data-attributes="member: 59816">&quot;It would be very difficult to get your battle wagon down to the gardens in secret,&quot; explained Talynen, &quot;The only viable road down, as you've seen, is fifteen-hundred feet southeast of the manor, then you have a thousand feet down a steep slope to the river, all of which is in plain sight of the bridge, which is certain to be guarded. From there, you may move into the cover of the gardens, but the main camp is still another fifteen or sixteen-hundred feet away. You then have your choice between moving the wagon, or keeping it hidden; both would be next to impossible.&quot;To improve the mood, Sir Darfin changed the subject, &quot;I have neglected to mention: You will be happy to know that our efforts today should prove very beneficial. To take advantage of it, I have sent runners - both south, to the Elfwood Tavern in Newfield, to see if the militia there will come. If all goes well, they will have been reinforced by now from the militia from Enfield, further south. These are small places, so I do not expect a lot of men, but all will be welcome. To the north-east, my runner goes to find a Druidic circle, who live between the woods and Old King's Hill, about eight miles from here. Hopefully, they will come to our aid. I expect that they will. Abandoning the manor may not yet be necessary.&quot;[ooc]Viable Wagon route shown in purple[/ooc][spoiler=&quot;Map of Floshin Estate&quot;][ATTACH=full]130267[/ATTACH][/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 8151845, member: 59816"] [b]"It would be very difficult to get your battle wagon down to the gardens in secret,"[/b] explained Talynen, [b]"The only viable road down, as you've seen, is fifteen-hundred feet southeast of the manor, then you have a thousand feet down a steep slope to the river, all of which is in plain sight of the bridge, which is certain to be guarded. From there, you may move into the cover of the gardens, but the main camp is still another fifteen or sixteen-hundred feet away. You then have your choice between moving the wagon, or keeping it hidden; both would be next to impossible."[/b] To improve the mood, Sir Darfin changed the subject, [b]"I have neglected to mention: You will be happy to know that our efforts today should prove very beneficial. To take advantage of it, I have sent runners - both south, to the Elfwood Tavern in Newfield, to see if the militia there will come. If all goes well, they will have been reinforced by now from the militia from Enfield, further south. These are small places, so I do not expect a lot of men, but all will be welcome. To the north-east, my runner goes to find a Druidic circle, who live between the woods and Old King's Hill, about eight miles from here. Hopefully, they will come to our aid. I expect that they will. Abandoning the manor may not yet be necessary."[/b] [ooc]Viable Wagon route shown in purple[/ooc] [spoiler="Map of Floshin Estate"][ATTACH type="full"]130267[/ATTACH] [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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