"Lord Xingluoge said this was already the fastest marching pace he could maintain!" Shidewa's adjutant said with a wry smile.
This was not the first time he had answered that same question today. He felt Shidewa was far too impatient.
Shidewa fell silent for a moment, then turned to quietly observe the orc force.
"My lord, over there-Orc Wolf Riders are chasing a dozen or so humans," the adjutant said suddenly.
"I see," Shidewa said coldly.
"Should we rescue them?" Shidewa's adjutant asked.
"No!" Shidewa shook his head. Watching the dozen or so human villagers being pursued by the orcs in the distance, he said, "We can't reveal ourselves now. That would make the orcs more wary of us. When you get back, have the lord of Andorhal find an excuse to move all the human villagers away from the routes the orcs might take. Whatever excuse he uses, he must not say the orcs have invaded. Find a way to handle it!"
"Yes, my lord!" The adjutant smiled. "Something like handing out relief supplies for the lord of Andorhal's birthday, right?"
"As long as you understand!" Shidewa smiled as well. "Let's return to Hera Mountain Valley and see how the preparations are coming along." He turned and headed back.
"Yes, my lord!" the adjutant answered, hurrying after him.
After meeting with the lord of Andorhal, Shidewa and his men had not stayed long in Andorhal City. They had spent only a few days there before moving to camp near Hera Mountain Valley, where they waited for the main force of the Eastern Burning Legion from The Hinterlands to arrive.
Hera Mountain Valley was not the most formidable or ideal ambush site. Ahead of it lay another, more treacherous valley. Yet Shidewa had rejected the proposal to set an ambush