Fresh Legs

It's come at great cost, but we've completed our inspection of the site.$b$bThe news isn't good. Nearly everyone has been slain or captured. Only a few veteran guards remain unaccounted for.$b$bThe scouts have done all we can here. You must pick up where we've left off.$b$bSounds of a skirmish are coming from up the hill to the northeast. Have a look, $c. We can only hope there are some who have survived, and that they may have some intel we can use against this enemy.