6. Capture the spy

Vendri tells us that we have a goal of helping in the upcoming battle, spurred on by the aggressive Draconic army. They will send their troops to meet them, even though we are outnumbered. Our best hope is find our spy, and hope they can provide us intel that will allow our commanders to turn the tide of battle. Even Raven will command a flank!
 
Again, as the fight goes on, our goal is to find the spy and bring them back safely. It will be a challenge, as they expect many more champions this time, and an encounter with a champion while escorting the spy would spell out trouble.
 
We all go out and battle. We have to defeat many champions and help out our troops as much as possible, all without losing sight of the spy.
 
Wash is one of the first ones to make it all the way to the Marshall's flank and she cleverly uses the cliff to hurl rocks at the attacking army. Go, Waah! I am able to get to the spy, but with all the Draconic forces around him, I cannot safely get to him, despite my best attempts.
 
In the end, our very own handsome hero, Sterling, delivers the spy.
 
Very happy with our victory, Darrett has medals for us for our bravery.
 
We are also paid for the second week of very important work that we do. (1st week was an advanced), so we get 5 more gold. I also keep Waah's 4 gold so she doesn't just give it away. So far, I have 8 of her gold total.
 
Now, they want to give us a break, and then a mission. The next mission is that soldiers have been attacking travelers on the roads east to the Westworld border.
 
Waah wants to travel as farmers to ambush the soldiers. Sterling talks about how he and his brother are from farming families. We ask them to make us look like farmers. He suggests a cart with some goats and some dirty clothes.
 
The cart has to be practical, and full of our things and some hay. We will also need to bring two goats. I refuse to sit on the cart, because everyone knows that they get sore bums after a long time on a cart. We set it up by borrowing the cart from some of the refugees. Sterling will buy the stuff, including a donkey to pull. We contribute 5 gold to the funds, 4 of which were from Waah.
 
We start heading out. The Estwild border is about 20 miles away, the area they claimed the attacks happened. Since we have been there before to check on the farm, we remember that there were patrols of heavy dragon army soldiers.
 
On our way, we find a group heading to Kalaman. A family of 3, with a little wagon and a little girl. The girl is elvish, and the parents are human. They look tired and dusty, as they recognize us as travelers. They tell us that traveling east is trouble and we should head back with them.
 
They say the border with the Estwild has always been wild, but now it is worse. Flying creatures, but not like the ones that we saw. Flying lizards. They can be seen in the distance, and if they get near you'll never be seen again.
 
The little girl says that not everyone is killed, some are taken. The girl is a niece to the family, and her parents disappeared. Her mother is an elf, and her father is Richard. The girl says that if we go that way, we will die. Sterling tells her he is a knight, a good guy. And they start to move along, and wish us good fortune.
 
On the wagon are bundles and chests, and Wash ties a goat to their wagon. She says they will need the milk. Sterling tells them to take both.
 
Later, in the distance, we see a pale grey line of smoke. The elf and I are distracted, but everyone sees a pair of heads watching down the road over the hill. Waah is excited that the bait is working, but Sterling tells her to act normal.
 
We all get ready with our disguises. We continue to keep moving. Waah and I sneak to check it out. We double back, and go through the tall grass. They don't notice us. At the top of the hill we can see the smoke coming from the camp fire. There are men and women with leather armor and short bows and short weapons. They don't appear to be doing much more than cooking. There are some low tents and bedrolls lying around. There are no children, but a guy that looks fancier than the others, who may be in charge. There are 8 people.
 
We observe him as he is making arrows. People ask him things, and he answers them with short answers. We plan to return to our group, tell them about the people, and then I can pretend to be a little lost girl and see their reaction.
 
We suggest we should recruit them to take to Kalaman, but Sterling says on the way back if they are still there.
 
After a couple hours, we see some empty, overturned wagons at a crossing with a bridge. We take a look around.