Basel lies upstream on the Main River, so rather than fight the current, they would find it far faster to head downstream, which meant they were most likely fleeing toward Strasbourg or Mainz.
Then the Commander Scouter suddenly activated.
A hostile mercenary band was attacking the Steinhof unit.
A hostile mercenary band near Breisburg? And attacking Steinhof, no less. The Steinhof unit's combat power and morale were still high, but their numbers were very small.
Tracking Mort was the priority, but abandoning the people of the Steinhof family to danger was absolutely out of the question. Better to lose Mort altogether!
I halted the unit at the top of a hill.
First, we needed to regroup.
A desperate battle between the Steinhof unit and the mercenaries was unfolding. Despite their small numbers, the Steinhofs were leveraging their advantage as cavalry, striking and withdrawing, putting up a fierce fight against the mercenaries.
The mercenaries numbered about 300.
