No doubt the strategic location of the fort was the reason. Volguard taught that, depending on the defence capability of a particular position, you would want to ensure that you had with you at least four times the men, possibly even ten times, to ensure that you achieved a comfortable victory. To go in evenly, even with better-trained men, it would always be a risk.
That too was something that Oliver acknowledged that he'd overlooked before. The circumstances of the Skullic's soldiers were a degree more complicated than they'd first seemed.
Soon enough, the packing was done. Northman had their supply wagons – four solid carts pulled by sturdy-looking horses – all packed with their tents and their gear. They'd be taking it with them all the way to the fort, it seemed. There was little point in creating a weakness by leaving them behind. At least with the supplies under their noses, there would be less chance of them being stolen away.
