The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
After meeting up with Steward Rosser and the others, Green's party left Rose Avenue again and traveled southwest for about two hours.
Green pulled on the reins, stopped his horse, and asked, "Is that the village ahead?"
A Klaeber Tribe Soldier replied, "Yes, my Lord, the Sleepless Bandit Group has been stationed in the village ahead for the past few days."
The Sleepless Bandit Group was a gang of bandits active near the border of the Crownlands, Riverlands, and Riverlands. Because they usually only killed and plundered at night, some also called them the Night Bandits.
Green glanced at the distant village and asked Angai, who was beside him, "Do you think it's better to attack now?"
Angai respectfully replied, "Yes, Lord Green, they only returned at dawn, and they are very tired now."
Bandit groups were very alert, and Green estimated that if they went a bit further, they would be discovered by the lookout bandits.
Even if they were night owl bandits, they wouldn't forget to arrange lookouts during the day.
Green paused for a moment before speaking, "The area around the village is open, and it would be easy to be discovered if we get any closer."
Mondon and Angai exchanged glances.
Mondon gestured with his eyes, indicating, 'You speak!'
Angai subtly nodded his chin. He turned to Green and said, "My Lord, if it's just me, they won't discover me."
Green's eyebrows raised, and he reached out to pat Angai's shoulder: "Then you arrange this raid, and have Mondon assist you."
Angai felt Green's trust, and his heart seemed to be filled with gratitude. He nodded heavily.
Seeing Angai and Mondon leave with the majority of the Clan Soldiers, Green's new sworn sword, Matier, couldn't sit still and looked at Green with anticipation.
Green noticed Matier's intense gaze and furrowed his brow: "Matier, do not forget your duty as a sworn sword."
Mondon and Angai, who were sent out by Lord Green to fight, were his personal guards!
Matier had his opinions, but he didn't dare to voice them.
Matier was a descendant of a knight vassal of House Clebber. Due to clan rules, he had been confined to the territory to have children and had never participated in combat.
Matier had been carefully trained since childhood, and Green believed his skills would not be poor.
Green couldn't help but take extra care of the descendant of a knight vassal. He wouldn't let him participate in battle until he had a layer of armor.
The current Matier was a bit like a wild horse, too impetuous.
Green would use his methods to first calm Matier's heart.
After Angai and Mondon quickly finalized their plan, they wasted no time, and one person stealthily approached the village.
Perhaps for ordinary people, it would be difficult to avoid lookouts in an open area during the day, but for Angai, a natural archer, it was not a difficult task.
The bandit group, totaling forty to fifty people, had not arranged too many lookouts.
Angai, who had quietly entered the village, observed for a while and found that there were only two lookouts in this direction.
One was obvious, one was hidden; one was under a tree, one was in a tree, which could be considered a clever arrangement.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Angai swiftly shot two arrows.
Angai's archery speed was incredibly fast; the two arrows seemed to have no interval, and the arrowheads almost simultaneously pierced the necks of the two lookouts.
The bodies of the lookouts fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Mondon, ambushed in the distance, saw Angai waving the signal.
Mondon pulled down his visor and made a gesture.
Mondon stared intently ahead through the slit in his visor, leading the group forward at a rapid pace; his broad, stout figure did not affect his agility in the slightest.
Everyone looked at the swaying, large buttocks in front of them, and in their hearts, they were actually very impressed.
Green led the remaining dozen or so people to the riverside not far away.
Green had his sworn sword, Matier, lead the horses to drink water, while he found a shady spot and sat down.
Because of the Kingswood Hunting, the nearby bandit groups chose to stay away; no bandit group dared to be so foolish as to provoke the Queen's party.
Most of Green's Clan Soldiers had already learned to ride horses, but they only knew how to ride; to be precise, they were infantry who could ride horses.
Green was willing to expand the patrol range, also with the purpose of training the Clan Soldiers in outdoor horsemanship.
As the patrol range expanded, they inevitably discovered traces of some bandit groups.
The cautious Green ordered Angai to lead a group of Clan Soldiers to continue investigating along the traces.
As of today, Green had already obtained accurate intelligence on several bandit groups.
Green occasionally wondered if he had opened the map too early.
Green always had a feeling that his trip to Highgarden would not go smoothly.
Especially after Highgarden's messenger suddenly appeared in the Royal Forest, this feeling became even stronger.
The overachieving Green speculated that he might have been too eager for speed, and his heart was a bit anxious.
He happened to still have intelligence on bandit groups, so Green temporarily decided to slow down the pace, first spending a few days clearing out bandit groups, eliminating harm for the people while also acquiring some horses.
According to Angai's tracking and investigation, these bandit groups all had quite a few excellent horses.
Highgarden had the Rose, aiming for the Queen's crown.
Green was going to Highgarden as Queen Cersei's Chief Steward; it would be abnormal if everything went smoothly.
Therefore, everything up to now was normal.
Normal was good, Green felt that when he thought about it from a different angle, that bit of anxiety suddenly disappeared.
Green smiled freely.
Everything is difficult at the beginning!
Cough, it's also difficult in the middle, and it will be difficult later... just get used to it.
With a bang, Mondon's broad figure crashed into it, and the wooden door shattered in response.
The sheer strength displayed by Mondon made everyone pause for a moment.
Angai couldn't help but marvel, there was a reason Mondon could eat so much meat!
Everyone's already high morale was boosted again.