<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/98/9b/80/989b802fc7d36ab6eb434cca729b5bd2.jpg)</div><br/>Ares had caught up to the rest of the group and considered his daughter’s words for a moment before he spoke.<br/><br/>“Four hours is too much time not to make use of. Several of our people can see well in the dark and I believe the bandits are humans, right? I’d say that gives us an edge as it is. The biggest problem that I see is the donkey and Leofwine’s horse; those won’t be able to travel through dense forest as well as you all. We could actually create a distraction with me walking ahead. I can cast Light to illuminate my path and draw their attention to me, while the elves and half-elves in our group can travel through the forest. I do like the idea of springing a trap on them, though…”<br/><br/>Ares ran his hand through his beard, lost in thought for a moment while the cogs turned in his mind. “What about this; we take a break for several hours now, have dinner and make sure we’re all rested. Then, when night falls and it’s dark, I will walk on the road with Leofwine keeping me company. The rest of you travel as stealthy as possible through the forest and do your best to catch the bandits off guard. If they want to ambush us, then let them; they’ll be meeting our two best armored people in the group. However, once they strike you can all counter-ambush them and take down with hopefully little effort while Leofwine and I defend ourselves and the animals to the best of our abilities. We can yell to keep them distracted and maybe even get a couple shots of our own in return. What do you all think of this plan?”<br/>