Reasons (4)

Although the first target of the night was another village with three hundred or so inhabitants, Billy and Gilles noticed an unexpected number of guards in that place. They were fifty or so, and they were all tall and bulky barbarians. It seemed that Jeannette had been busy and decided to use her head a little. Things just got more than a little bit complicated for Billy....

"Is this a coincidence, or did they read the map of this state and assumed that this would be the most probable target for us?" Billy asked.

"I suppose they read the map and assumed that the villages and towns closest to the border would be the targets…" Gilles rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Still, they moved this many soldiers too fast…"

"It doesn't matter, they aren't enough to stop me," Billy said.