As soon as he drew near, he shouted, "Is Mage Colin here?"
"I am!" Colin quickly stood up and shouted back.
Seeing the soldier's expression, Colin felt a sense of unease. 'He doesn't think the hundred-plus Orcs behind me are here to rob them, does he? Didn't the Five-Stringed make arrangements for this?'
"Someone told the mayor you were coming!" the soldier shouted. "We don't have much food, and we can't let you enter the town, but you can rest in the surrounding area!"
"What about the women and children?" Colin shouted. "You have to at least let the women, elderly, and children get out of the wind! We're just passing through."
Colin could understand the concerns of Snow Deer Ridge.
Even with their prior dealings, the arrival of a race like the Orcs, where every member is a warrior, at the town's doorstep was hardly a comforting sight.
However, his group was truly exhausted.
