Gawain listened carefully to the reports from the patrol soldiers. From these reports, he learned that what the patrol had encountered was not just some simple bandits or exiled mercenaries, but a group of highly organized, professional soldiers with extensive experience.
The patrol's reports couldn't be wrong because their captain was a seasoned veteran who had served the Cecil Clan since the Old Cecil Era—all the veterans and outstanding soldiers who later grew up within the territory had been distributed among the new troops as "seeds." These people would not make major errors in battlefield judgment.
