S3E21: Treachery, eh???

Along the mountains they seem to be skirting Woodmarch, perhaps there is nothing there to interest them, but every time our armies have tried to hold them on the north road, it has proved both costly and ineffective. I am lead me to wonder whether the presence of the artifact the Paladin carries was somehow slowing them down or making them more careful and now they are evidently aware he is far away, they see no further limit to their opportunities for conquest. . We have, at least, managed to find and eliminate some of the cold seeds that were so instrumental in the revolution down in Sudec. By helping us to identify that strategy you and your companions have already slowed their progress and saved many lives. I will try to keep you up to date, but as I have said, I may not have access to the resources of the library for much longer, so if there is anything you need to know, ask now! Saf