Calm before the storm

17th July 1574

"Hurry up, we are really close!"

After the frantic retreat from the battlefield, it didn't take us long to reach back the marketplace. As slow as one has to move when traversing the forest, cutting the path and setting the traps during our first journey made it far easier to shake off any form of immediate pursue.

Raising my eyes, I could see that during our absence, the two small armies that were left back at the marketplace, wasn't idle either. As little as they could do with the sparse building materials and the wish to keep the general outline of the place unchanged, the effect of their work was still impressive.

Thinking about it, I had to admit that engineering works were surprisingly my biggest advantage in this very moment. Due to how most of my troops was recruited from the workforce of my projects, most of them were used to handling both the heavy, physical labour and capable of using materials like concrete for a great effect!