Fanilly wasn't certain how to respond, for a moment. While she had failed to ask the correct questions, another of the knights had. By this point, a certain picture of their operations was becoming clear. It was not the bandits as a whole who were capable of slaughtering the King's Men, but rather their leader. What kind of man was Bandit King Jeremiah?

"... I... failed in my interrogation, but the other knights have taken up that purpose in my stead," she admitted, finally, her eyes drifting away from the artificer slightly, and towards Dame Forina.

"Ah, their supplies... indeed, if they have taken anything that we may perhaps return to the rightful owners. Additionally, we must free their prisoners."

The hostages held the highest priority in Fanilly's mind, though the bandits would likely have to be dealt with before it was safe to free them.

The first action she undertook, after a few moments, was to order several of her knights more suited to covert movements to handle the sentries. At least, after they managed to extract the locations from the prisoners. Indeed, after a short time, it seemed that her knights were universally successful, the sentries silenced.

Now, Fanilly could set her plan in motion.

She took a deep breath before turning to face the knights.

"The bandit camp is not far ahead," she began, "The prisoners have told us so, as have the reports of the king's men."

She placed a hand on the hilt of her blade.

"So we must act quickly. While we do not have the numbers to completely encircle their camp, I feel a simultaneous strike from four directions will ultimately be our path to victory," she continued, "We will be splitting into four groups, to take up positions around their camp and move inward. I shall lead the first, who will take position ahead of their camp."

She turned to regard Tyaethe.

"Paladin Tyaethe, you shall lead the second, to take position to their left."

She turned to regard her knights. Admittedly, she needed to consider her options somewhat more clearly, but there wasn't time to try and analyze her knights' capabilities. "Sir Gerard, you shall lead the third, and take position to the camp's right."

Fanilly glanced between her next choices had hesitated. She had to admit she did not have someone immediately in mind to lead the fourth group. The first choice had come to her easily, but the next... She wanted to place faith in the all of her knights.

"... Dame Aria, you will lead the fourth, which will advance from behind," she said, finally, after some hesitation. But the lady knight had clear combat prowess, and seemed to be as good a choice as any to lead one of the four groups intended to encircle the camp, "We will move in on my signal. Shields in front, to defend the others from arrows. I'll give you time in order to get into position, but as we are in a forest it will be difficult to signal to one another in a way that will not alert the bandits."

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