177 Deployment

The next morning, the scouts from the villages in that portion of the mountains reported in just after first light. The report was that the army had entered Hens Territory, meaning that they were in the eastern pass, home to a village led by Elder Hens.

The locals had gone into hiding, unable to face off against a force like that, and too far from Wolfe to have gotten their hands in any of the special ammunition yet.

He would leave some for them afterward as payment for their scouting services, but that didn't help them today.

Wolfe was already up when the message came in and began to check over the supplies he had prepared. Eight heavy machine guns, four grenade launchers, twenty new rifles and a new five-element armour amulet for everyone in the den.