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>All letters were accepted before you marched off. Days passed with you marching with your whole Cohort. You heard rumors of the enemy being spotted up ahead, but Lieutenant Shino Nozo never confirmed nor deny such rumors. First you heard there were sightings of Southerners riding raptors, cresting hills to get counts. Many of you kept your eyes on the hills to your left to see if you could see any. Most of the time you were just conentrated on marching for so long. One day, you heard rumors the Southerners saw the Legion and turned and ran. Then later that day, you heard rumors of Southerners coming out to surrender. Such rumors could not be relied upon as your Cohort was somewhere in the rear of the Legion's formation. The rumors you heard came from soldiers of the Cohort in front of you.
>On the sixth day, in the middle of a march, Lieutenant Shino Nozo gave the double time order, and you all picked up pace, running with your packs and weapons. Your section broke up from the main body and went up a small hill where you unpacked and were told to watch the flank. Lieutenant Shino Nozo said the Southerners have sent out a raiding party, and the whole Legion had orders to halt and sit in the defense while the officers figured out what to do. You heard gunfire in the distance far up north, where the infantry Cohorts were deployed. Some of you were eager to see the enemy, even to be shot at so you can claim you've been to combat. Unfortunately, your carbines lack any real range and stopping power, and unless the enemy closed in on cavalry, you probably wouldn't have the opportunity to fire your weapons. Most of you took comfort in that.
