Levi didn't like staying with the main army of over a hundred thousand soldiers in the rear, so he volunteered to act as the vanguard.
The reason? It stank, of course.
With over a hundred thousand people gathered together, it was bearable when they were upwind. But downwind, the combined stench of sweat and excrement was like some rotting substance constantly emitting a nauseating odor, enough to give the Lord a firsthand experience of what an overwhelming stench truly was.
Leiden took a map from his coat, spread it on the ground to check it, then pushed up his simple glasses and said, "Lord, we are just over a day's journey from White Bone Fortress. Once we pass that mountain peak ahead, we'll be able to see its silhouette."
"We're very close to White Bone Fortress now. It's hard to say if there's an ambush ahead."
He offered his own speculation.
