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Most of the enemy soldiers are grouped up around one campfire, with a few stragglers here and there. You decide you can try to lure one of the stragglers and overpower them. You sneak over to a tree next to one of the fires where there's a lone soldier.

"Psst," you say, and she looks up from the fire. At first, you don't think it'll work, but she's curious enough to investigate. When she comes around the tree, you grab her by the shoulders and pin her to the trunk.

"Don't call out or I'll snap your neck!" you hiss.

She stares cold anger into your eyes, but she doesn't yell. "What do you want?"

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

"We're the Riis, army of Queen Yrsa Riis, and we're here to kill you," she spits.

"Looks like you're not in the position to kill anyone," you taunt.

In answer, she tries to twist out of your grasp, but you easily catch her and slam her back to the trunk. It knocks the air out of her, and she struggles to get it back.

"Don't do that," you say. "Tell me what you're doing here."

She glares fire at you, and you think she'll try to escape again. Instead, she smiles and says, "Doesn't matter. You'll be dead soon. We're gathering uniforms for the invasion."

"What!"

Then she yells, "Here!"

You have no time to think. You slam her head against the tree then make a run for it, back behind the boulder your were hiding behind before.