On the way, Rodrigo walked alongside Ernest, chatting quietly in a low voice like most mercenaries.
They were supposed to arrive in the evening, so it was bound to be hard not to get bored for so long.
These were men, not machines.
To make up for this, Maxime designated a few men each, 2 at the front, 2 at the back and 1 on each side, for a total of 6 men.
They thus formed 4 teams, and the teams rotated every hour.
These teams, when on duty, were not to talk and were to reserve all their attention for their surroundings.
Occasionally, they moved away from the main team to carry out reconnaissance.
The march proceeded calmly in this way, without anything happening.
As they approached Irina's village, the mercenaries and apprentice knights were relieved to arrive at last.