Gabriel listened Basil and he replied; "I understand perfectly you need steal food and supplies while on road in enemy territory and use some of that supplies. Also that any valuable say gold to paid mercs in enemy army, magic items or top quality eguipment is taken as well as it would make perfectly sense for bandit attacks. If you need add some incentive for the soldiers who accompany you, say give them something top what royal army is giving them already, I promise not inquire or ask questions about it so long it's nothing blatantly obvious or men doing their own confessions about it.<br/><br/>What comes to dam, I can send admitance to the count Dahl about dam breakage and say Royal Army did it and that the crown will pay and arrange for repairs of the dam once war is over and send also thank count Dahl being patriot of the crown. Of course if count Dahl decides make scenery about it, it's seen he supported rebels and so his title and rank would not matter in court if he indeed is such a fool. But if he is anyway born nobleman he knows that anyway making noise about after thanked being loyalist of the crown means he would not had blown the dam for the crown and so is suspected for treason.<br/><br/>So we leave count Dahl decide his own fate once dam is broken. So break the dam if you own scoutings reveal a substantial enemy force planning cross the river. As said I cannot contact you so I leave tactical decisions regarding how hinder the enemy without causing massacre to you. I would not tolerate harming civilians, children, women and so on in your guests nor slay helpless injured enemies. I want you only break advance of the enemy much as you can and break their spirit to fight and perhaps force them to withdraw once spirit is low enough and then perhaps the lords who support C reconsider their options once they realize they would not march full strenght against Royal Army who had got amble time to prepare and be ready for them. I doubt all lords in rebel army are blind zealots who would charge for their deaths even if they arms and legs had been cut off figuratively speaking."<br/><br/>Gabriel also in heart prayed forgivness from Iomedae for assigning Basil for such duties which may be dishonorable and even unlawful. He would not be there watch over them and he does not accept it but he would not bug in if they do not reveal trickery is going on. It's after all 'if' matter. Soemthing which his goddess may sense he is doing it on purpose so he does not need perform his duties as lawman but he is dealing with bandit and he knows bandit knows how best perform this plan. He is doing this for name sparing lives for this country, even if enemy suffers from painful disease alike effects but they will live and perhaps then there would be no need for unneccesary bloodshed. Also remove tool from follower of god tyranny who manipulates people waste lives so the true followers of tyranny can do takeover and so send the country to dark age.<br/><br/>Gabriel is after all dual aspecting both as tactical knight general and also as champion of Iomedae. He would need hold sin confession session with father Thomason about this and ask his opinion and judgement about it.