(Eris POV)
The march towards Death Pass Town was quite arduous.
Without any time to lose, Guiying had rushed with the equipping of the soldiers before getting them to mobilise as fast as they could.
Labourers, builders and blacksmiths were sent first along with the supply convoy and scouts to set up a base of operations within the town.
Brendan went with them as well, stating something about 'helping out in his own way'.
If I had to guess, it's either manual labour or something to do with his alchemy skills.
The princess then split the rest of the troops up, sending a thousand professional soldiers with every three thousand or so conscripts and Practitioners to make their way towards the town as soon as those conscripts were outfitted.
