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You wouldn't be much of a knight were you to let the evildoers of this earth harm the innocent without taking action. Ever since you were but a squire, no, but a page in your father's court. You have been instilled with a sense of justice. The commoners till the fields, mine the ores, and yield you your taxes; it is, therefore, within your interests to protect these good fellows from those who mean them harm.
You marched lightly with as few waggons as possible, as you wouldn't want to be stuck in any autumn mud before delivering battle. You ordered the men to wear their woollen red cloaks to protect them from the wind and the cold. A pleasant surprise it was when the weather stayed clear for the coming days, and roads thus dried up.
You crossed a bridge over the river and took the road up north into the valley where the iron mines were located. You ordered the men to be billeted in one of the abandoned villages for the night while planning your next move.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Maurus won't give us battle; he knows his men aren't cut out to fight ours. He will remain hidden and only re-emerge when we have left.'' </span> One of the men said.
