Amy entered the room and placed several papers down on unused table. The men in the room were too busy conversing with each other to notice her presence. She clapped her hands several times until the chatter died down. She motioned for them to come closer to the table.

"Gather around folks, I have our new orders. We're to patrol the West District ."

There was dissatisfied grumbling among the troops upon hearing this. Amy simply allowed the chatter to die down.

"Well, when do we start?" asked one of the soldiers.

"Our shifts starts tomorrow morning when the festival begins. The Third Platoon will be doing rounds in this area of the West District."

She pointed her finger at a red circle on a map. "There? We've drawn the short end of the stick this time!" cried aloud a soldier.

Amy held her hand up. "Now, I know there's an unsavory reputation around those parts but bear in mind it's been two years since we left the capital and as our captain tells me, it's been cleaned up over the years. Luckily, we have the morning and afternoon shifts so I don't expect to there to be much trouble. However, I expected you all to be on your best behavior. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes ma'am," the men said in unison.

"We'll be splitting into groups of four with twelve men in each group. Kormac, Mathias, Rumford, and I will be the squad leaders. You three come here."

She took out a fountain pen and a blank parchment and placed it abreast a registry. "Here's a list of everyone on the Third Platoon. We're going to make the squadrons now." Ten minutes later, the teams became formalized. 

"There is one more matter. The bounty board was updated with new heads and here is a couple of them." She picked up a wanted poster and showed it around. "Just something to keep in mind on your patrols. Be ready to work tomorrow. You're free to do whatever until then. You're all dismissed."

[i]As for myself, perhaps I should see how my brothers are doing. Maybe I'll stop by the old inn? But I do feel oh so tired from that journey. Hmm...[/i]