David was feeling good about today, he liked doing good, it always made him feel better.<br/>But soon his mood darkened, he came across a boot print in the soft soil beside a small creek. The print was large and from an iron soled boot, this could mean only one thing, Soldiers in the forest. But the kings Rangers were the only soldiers permitted in the forest and they all wore leather soled boots. So these soldiers were trespassers, probably planning an ambush.<br/><br/>David took a piece of bright green ribbon and tied it to a branch near the print, so that any other Rangers who came along would easily find the track and follow him, then he set out silently along the creek. Shortly he came to the edge of a clearing and saw two soldiers setting up a small camp and a third standing guard on the other side of the clearing with his back to David. The soldiers were wearing the brown and red of Cirilian Guardsmen, Cirilia was a longtime rival of Davids homeland Salia. Cirilian Guardsmen had made many attempts on King Julien's life and David was not particularly surprised to find them here.<br/><br/>David un-slung his bow and stuck an arrow in the ground in front of him for each of the men he could see, and an extra just in case there was a fourth. David was a good swordsman and an excellent archer but in a fight with two or three armored guards he would have no chance, so his opening moves had to be fast and decisive. He pulled the first arrow from the ground and took a deep breath, calming his nerves.