Nevertheless, Ser Icon and Ser Crawford kept their men on guard, seemingly expecting the Count to be crafty.
And by evening, they were informed that Count Thrush's army had disappeared.
"Disappeared?" Ser Icon said in dismay. "How can an army of 700 disappear?"
"I don't know…" The scout had said. "They made towards the woods, and they never seemed to come out again, but when we went to check, there was no army in it."
"700 men, Icon. These scouts of yours are as green as the grasses around us. I'll put my soldiers in charge of the scouting now. We'll find these fools. There's no chance of an army that size staying hidden for long, you can mark my words on that," Crawford said confidently.
