บท 650: The Last Gambit - Part 1

"Even…" Northman said grimly. "At best. If there's more to that cave – which I'd wager there is, else they would have forced their numbers to the walls – then we'll have trouble."

"Would they? You don't think that they merely fled there because we caught them off guard?" Cormrant asked.

A shrug came in response. "Could be," Northman said, "perhaps they're simply buying time for those woodland reinforcements. But to me, it doesn't add up. You don't get this many men together without having some sort of a leader. I've seen men that could be the equivalent of Sergeants amongst them, but no higher Commander. Doesn't add up to me."

"A trap, then," Cormrant mused. "You still wish to pursue this before sundown?" A glance at the sky, and the sun was already setting. If they pushed any further, then they'd be fighting in the dark.