CH402 Upper Barnsil Fortress
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Thanks to their horses, the expedition group covered the distance quickly, skirting around Lower Barnsil before angling toward the fortress so as not to alert the town.
They reached their staging position in less than half an hour.
Although Barnsil Fortress was described as a hilltop fortress, the "hill" was so modest that none of the Pangeans would ever consider calling it one.
It was most likely a flattering exaggeration meant to elevate the prestige of the fortress rather than describe its geography.
The fortress itself sat a few hundred metres west of the southern main road leading out of the Duchy.
No force could enter or leave Luxen Duchy's southern border without being vulnerable to a flanking strike from this position.
Alex would have preferred to simply sneak past without provoking anything, but caution—and cold logic—dictated otherwise.
