Switcheroo!

"Commander Bjorn, we have crossed the border, we should be arriving in a day if we keep up at this pace!" Ivan said and Bjorn nodded as they continued their journey.

Bjorn wanted to somehow cut the time needed to arrive into two because he had a bad feeling in his gut that something was going to happen.

Ivan was keeping track of their path and informed them when they crossed lands because he had an understanding of the terrain that the others lacked.

"Onward!" Bjorn commanded but everyone knew they ought to rest considering night had come and they did not know where they were. Bjorn's excuse was that they needed to keep the horses' bodies warm for as long as possible to stave off the cold.

Their strength and energy were preserved, that was the whole reason they were on horseback and only when the horses were tired would they rest.

They had already lost a few but they had lost the equivalent of men in those parts.