Having made his decision, Yale no longer pondered over other matters. Even if he disagreed with Sir Gray, he would still respect the opinions of these simple-minded knights, whom he saw as beyond question. Rather than let those fellows strike poses and give orders, it was better to take the initiative into his own hands — intelligence must be verified by his own scouts, and the deployment of the Army should be arranged and planned by him. That way, at least the risks were minimized, and at the worst, he could forcibly intervene and withdraw. As long as he ensured the Army remained under his control, things would not deteriorate to an extremely bad state.
As soon as Yale returned to his command post, he promptly issued a series of orders, dispatching nearly all the scouts at once; their priority was to ascertain the opponent's intentions.
