The scouts met up with two other scouts and started arguing.

Rose shifted on her elbows. "Heh, look at them. If they were Lady Grey's spies, we wouldn't even see them. These guys are amateurs. If I were looking for escapees in this area, I'd send two search parties, one to scour the town ruins, one to scour the mountains. A couple patrols would secure the forest and southern mountainside."

She glanced at Solomon. "Hungry? I found a sack of bread in town. It's over there beside the princess."