There isn't enough "No Man's Land" between the siege camp and the walls for you to put a mile of distance in, but there's enough room for a firebreak trench. With the King's permission, and the assistance of three of his six regiments, you set to work on the task. (
6+2) The combined work of the four regiments are able to quickly and efficiently dig the firebreak trenches, however they dig a little too well. There's a good chance that anyone inside the trenches or moving through the trenches will be subject to the flames. On the plus side, the camp is safe.
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5) You elect to remain patient during your first night of captivity, and lo and behold this pays off. Near midnight your guards drift off to sleep. Without a moment to waste, your remaining soldiers strangle the guards and use their weapons to cut their, and your, bonds. (
4) As you're leaving the hut within which you were confined, the clouds shift to block the light of the moon and stars. It's the perfect cover as you and your men sneak through the camp. (
5) As you sneak out, you catch sight of the leader's hut. Sneaking inside, you're able to quickly grab the documents and get out before he awakes. (
1) However, it's here that your luck runs out. As you're exiting the leader's hut, a wandering night guard spots your group and raises the alarm. Within moments you're surrounded. (
6) Knowing that escape is in sight, and not willing to give up so easily, you charge forward and force your way through the bandit's ranks. In your rush, you leave your men behind.
OOC: Unless Iituem rules that there is still a risk of the fires damaging the camp even with this trench. In that case, I guess the fire break trenches just prevent the entire mountain from burning down or a +1 to the roll or something.
With the alcohol at the ready, torches quickly being made from what brush could be gathered from the surrounding area, and the trenches dug out King Erik calmly strode into the No Man's Land between the camp and village. His Herald, standing next to him, let loose a long keening note from his warn horn. As the note echoed off the mountain and slowly faded away, the King proclaimed a warning to those in the camp who would listen:
"Once more I come before you with the offer of salvation! Surrender your criminal leader and his servant the honor-less knight so that they might face their crimes before God! I will give you one week to meet these demands, and then all shall be punished!" With that the King turned, his cloak swirling in the cold mountain wind as he strode back to camp.
I'm going to give Adwarf one last action, if he wants, before the attack.