[quote=@Not Fishing]
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Milos ordered you to. It was in your route.

Edit: To clarify, it was the westernmost edge of the forest, along the river.
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[quote=@Sirkaithethird]
[@Not Fishing]
Oh I thought it was skirting the forest at a point to see the density 
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We are going through the edge of the forest to get an idea of it. My point was that we'd be easy to pop off on horseback and the mounts could bolt in a surprise attack, so best to walk through the worse areas.