After receiving Verc's orders, Groo and Mamon moved immediately.
They did not waste a single second in deliberation. The orc culture was built on a foundation of strength and hierarchy, and now that they had a leader who could summon fortresses from the very earth, they were desperate to prove their worth. They don't want to be seen as a burden.
To execute the command, they cut their population exactly in half. It was a clean, efficient split. Groo took twenty-eight of the strongest, most battle-hardened warriors, including the two heads of the main families who were known for their tracking skills and ferocity. They checked their heavy stone weapons, adjusted their hide armor, and set out into the treeline to hunt monsters.
