<strong>Edmund</strong><br/>The old matron nodded pleasantly at darkly dressed lad.  It was a sensible concern for a band of soldiers, but not one she felt they had to worry about.<br/><br/>"The arrogant need no walls, I believethe saying goes.  The fort is a derelict, and it doesn't even have a front gate.  You could just walk inside with no wall or door to bar your path, well except for the muscle and steel of the bandits.  It's quite vulnerable and easy to break in for either thief or soldier - which is why the Alaqant army had abandoned it long ago."