"Right. We're going to need more than just us. We're going to need an army." "We have the map of the route they intend to follow, right? Look, see, here, they intend to sweep across all the major cities in the Vale. Remember Brindol? that was that big walled city we passed through, on the way in here. They have an army, and would be perfect for defense." "And we know they're going there anyway... we'll need to evacuate all these other cities. I think our best choice would be to slow the army as much as we can, to buy the people time."