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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scotley" data-source="post: 4066263" data-attributes="member: 11520">Alban"General, I truly wish we could stay and aid in the defense of this place. It would be an honor to fight along side you and these men. Unfortunately, our orders compel us to move on. I believe our mission is to get the word back so that those strike forces will be assembled."With a sigh of resignation he continues, "However, I have a notion as to how we might take at least a little pressure off you. I'm sure there are carts and chests among the goods brought here that won't actually be needed now that people have arrived. My companions and I are heavily armed. We could take a couple of stout carts loaded with chests of stones. We'd need to hitch up 4 or even 6 heavy draft horses to each one to keep our speed up, but it might make a tempting target that would draw some of the enemy to follow us. We'd need to secure the chests with heavy chains and locks. If we can keep moving hard and fast we should be able to keep some of the enemy busy. Once we draw an enemy strong enough to perhaps best us we could startle the horses into a mad dash and then take a new path. By the time the enemy catches up to the carts and finds they have been tricked we should be well away." He shrugs, "I know it isn't much, but if it might buy you even a little time..."  </blockquote>