Once the group was fed and watered, Claudia listened intently to the pair's report on the bandits. One of the main details she wanted was a headcount, and she certainly got a estimate on that.<br/><br/><strong>"That's quite lucky for us. Nobody would want to face a dozen men at once without some very careful planning, but if they come with four again, I believe we should be able to deal with them no problem. The whole group should be entering from the gate rather than trying to scale the walls, no?"</strong><br/><br/>Nimble fingers adjusted the position of the empty bowls and mugs (well, mostly empty) from her side of the table, to make a vague example of the trading post. It wasn't much, but it was enough to get the broad idea of the area across.<br/><br/><strong>"If this gap between two mugs represents the way in, I suggest that we allow the bandits to funnel themselves right here."</strong>She motioned with her hand.<strong>"When all or most of them are bunched together, we can ambush them. A spell of grease on the ground will throw their footing and make them charging to us a tall order. Kristen can handle anyone that manages to stumble their way through, while the rest of us handle the bandits at range. Lisa, I admit I don't know much about alchemy, but I don't suppose you have something you can brew up to drop on the bandits once we've sprung our trap?"</strong><br/><br/>It was a simple plan to say the least. Claudia happened to be a fan of the school of thought that simple plans have less chances to go wrong. Laying an ambush to kill or capture the bandits once they're forced in close quarters was the easiest and quickest way to take them on, and should have the least amount of collateral damage. Probably.