During the reinforcement army's march, John continued to drill the player force every night. By the day before they arrived near Fort Garadhor, every squad had a decent speed in taking their positions once John issued the order. As for the larger forces, for example, when John wanted several battalions to form a single formation, they took more time to get into formation. More time than John was comfortable with, but he guessed this would have to do for now.
The production of War Fires didn't go as fast as John wanted. It took several more days before the quantity John asked for was completed. Then there was the matter of transporting the completed War Fires. The faction Dylan was in, provided transportation service for a fee. John had asked Dylan to arrange the service for transporting the War Fires once they were ready.