You move carefully along forest paths.

You walk along the main forest path so that you have the opportunity to notice the danger in advance...

You've been walking long enough. Evening time is approaching...

Suddenly, in the distance, you notice a large detachment of armed orcs! They are located 50 meters away next to the main road through the forest. You quickly notice that this is not an ambush, but a large group of armed orcs moving around the area without hiding at all...

You are somewhat surprised by the presence of such a large group of orcs near the capital since, according to your calculations, there are still about 10 kilometers left to the city of Granveith.

You quietly and carefully climb a tree that grows near a forest road going north and carefully disguise yourself. You try to be as inconspicuous as possible and wait patiently for this large group of orcs to pass by you. You carefully examine this orcish troop and you estimate its numbers. How many are there?

You understand that there are about 100 orcs in this group. All of them are well armed with short swords, battle axes and spears. They each also have a forest green shield and a large black bow on their back.

You look closely from your camouflaged hiding place... You try to listen to what these orcs are saying and where they are going.

Within about 20 minutes, this armed **** of orcs passes by you towards the east. From their conversations, you realized that they seemed to be heading to some kind of fortress in the east.

Also, from the conversations of these orcs, you managed to understand that these orcs are mercenaries in the service of one of the vassals of King Ethelrent the First. This vassal is Count Rienfir de Flann. You understand that, judging by the name and family surname of this count, Count Rienfir de Flann belongs to an influential group of aristocrats who came from Orlania and now dominate the management of the kingdom of Morthem.

Also, from the overheard conversations, you understood that Count Rienfir de Flann hired these orcs because his own troops were not enough to maintain the obedience of his subjects in his domain due to frequent peasant uprisings in the last two years.

You think about the hypocrisy and meanness of the ruling aristocrats who came from Orlania... After all, they usually justify their dominance over the Mortham peasants by allegedly protecting the peasants from orcs, robbers, raids by soldiers of neighboring human states, pirates and other threats... But now Before your eyes is proof that, in order to suppress the peasants outraged by the increase in taxes, the aristocrats are ready to use hired thugs... Even if these thugs are orcs... You are overcome by a feeling of hatred for the aristocrats, but you habitually restrain yourself and continue to wait in your disguised shelter.

You waited until a large group of these orcs went far to the east of you. You emerged from your hiding place and continued to follow the road through the forest to the north towards the capital of the kingdom of Morthem, the city of Granveith.