Oleg watched Hamm go back and forth.  He was a little discouraged that this would be the priest's first brush against brutality.  These bandits were worrisome, after all, and he didn't know whether or not these adventurers would fare well.  The way he saw it was, that if they failed, Svetlana and he were as good as dead.<br/><br/>"Let me just be clear about what they did the last time," Oleg said.<br/><br/>He described their movements as such:<br/><br/>First, they always came through the gates.  If the gates were closed, they threatened to burn the trading station.<br/><br/>Secondly, once inside of the gates, the bandits -- sitting on top of their horses -- would all cluster near the entrance.  There were four riders, and three held the reigns to an extra baggage horse.  That meant that there were seven horses in total inside of the fort during the robbery.  One of the bandits loaded the loot into the extra horses' saddlebags, while the others maintained vigil of all inhabitants (namely Svetlana and Oleg).<br/><br/>Then, in less than five minutes, the bandits were off, whooping and hollering towards the south.