The Pieces of Battle - Part 10

"See anything?" Oliver asked, after they'd passed through the first of two hilly forests between them and the enemy. Now, it seemed appropriate to start showing a good deal more caution.

"Hm? Oh, yeah," Nila said, not hearing him at first, as she focused her attention on a particular set of broken branches lying covered in snow at the bottom of the tree. "It isn't that surprising, but a group of people passed through here the day before yesterday."

"Any sign that they're here today?" Oliver asked.

"Not yet."

"What about where they came from?"

"The encampment, would be my guess… Do you want to see if we can track their footprints? Maybe we can find the main route that they use," Nila said.