These lands were hot and my men needed rest and water. I decided we would use this point as a resupply base. XXX This place was significantly larger than I had bargained for. If all went well, my small party could achieve surprise and cripple any organized resistance. A band of 25 warriors drilled in front of the barracks on the east side of the square. The man said it was a local trade hub, by far the largest town for many leagues. They were dressed in simple woven cloths, the boy wearing pants and a loose shirt, the girl wearing a skirt and bra. It seemed that while all the townsfolk receive rudimentary weapons training as children, most didn’t maintained those skills as adults. We took a small village with three families on the sixth day.
