---This Chapter was written using Ellie's POV---
The capture of the man responsible for the death of our soldiers brought us a lot of valuable information.
For starters, the man himself wasn't a nobody. He had participated in a few campaigns in the past. Though they were not enough to establish himself like Mercoler, he was seen as a potential candidate for a General in case the position became available.
Perhaps the most interesting discovery we made from him was that he didn't volunteer or plan for this task.
According to Miwen and the others, Hamperlon's king handpicked him for this task after they took back the city without facing any resistance, and he has been planted in the cave since.
This confirmed that sometime between its retaking and our following attack, King Gerbil had predicted how we would move, but...
I don't think he knew we would strike and defeat Terith next, so what Miwen said about him being a few steps behind still held.
