5 days later the 23 person cohort was walking through a large forest. One of the evolved had scouted out where the enemy camp was located.
The journey took longer than Sera had initially anticipated. The directive which claimed the camp was 328 kilometers north from New Athens, was wrong. It was actually closer to 400. Luckily they found the trails of their patrols, tracking them back to the camp was fairly easy.
Currently Sera was waiting for the scouts to make an exact headcount of the enemy combatants. It took them a few hours, but soon they came back.
There were three scouts, one female and two male. Each went down on one knee before Sera, then the woman standing in the middle spoke in a bit nervous, but otherwise professional tone.
"The scouting was a success my Lady. We have counted ten ascended, 113 evolved and at least 2000 regular soldiers and civilians!" Sera looked at them for a few seconds, then made a small nod of acknowledgment.