Chapter 2: Towards the Fort
"Get down!" Andrew whispered to Arthur. "Someone is coming down the road. It may be the Daein search party."
The two mercenaries were hidden a few yards from the road in a thicket. When Andrew looked up, he saw a small group of soldiers coming their way. He ducked back down. He turned back to Arthur, and he was pulling an arrow out of his quiver and was about to fit it into his bow.
Andrew reached over and took the arrow from his over-eager partner and shook his head. The Daein group passed without noticing them. Once they where out of earshot, Arthur spoke up.
"Why did you stop me? We could have taken them."
"Yes, but if we had, then the main group would just have to send another group and we would have to continue to hide."
"I supposeā¦" Arthur said. They continued to walk down the road, watching for anywhere the main group may have split off. After another mile or so, they spotted a small path leading off into a small wooded area.
"This looks promising," Andrew said. "It looks like a good number of horses and heavily armored soldiers passed here not too long ago. We must proceed with caution."
The two turned onto the path. It wasn't long before they spotted a Daein guard. Just as they saw him, they slipped off the path and into the trees. Andrew signaled for Arthur to shoot the guard. He drew an arrow and fired it with perfect accuracy.
"Nice shot," Andrew whispered. They continued through the wood for only a minute or two when they came across a short cliff. They looked down and saw a small fort, no bigger than their own.
"This place is very well guarded," Andrew stated, "we should try to find a way in without attracting too much attention."
"We could kill a few of the guards and steal their armor," Arthur suggested, "then we could just impersonate guards to get in without any notice."
"Good plan. Let's get that guard from the path." They headed out to where Arthur had shot the guard. They took off his armor and Andrew put it on. "I'll go and get you some armor from another guard." He headed out.
When he got back to the fort via the main path, there was a guard walking around the perimeter of the fort. He began to follow at a considerable distance. Once there was just about no chance of being seen, he snuck up on the guard and stabbed him. He pulled the body out into the woods and took the armor back to Arthur. Once he got it on, they headed towards the main gate.
