‘Okay Velora it was a joke, I don’t think we can have spies yet anyway, but we definitely need to have some sort of an official scouting department. I think with having Kris and Krel here they can spend quite a bit of time teaching anyone who wants to be help with scouting.’
[I agree that they would likely help fast track the growth of any Goblin aiming to be scouts.]
‘Though that last part is something I’m thinking about heavily at the moment. I want the Goblins to be able to do whatever it is they want to do, but it’s kind of hard to accomplish that with our small numbers. For where we are currently at, we would need to make sure that all Goblins are being placed into roles and positions that actually help out with our current objectives.
‘I really hope when this is all over that Goblins will be able to live whatever life they want. For now, I have no choice but to prepare them for war. A war that I started. Even though I don’t regret it, and I think it was the right decision, at the end of the day it’s still a war that I started. One that has already claimed the life of a Goblin, and one that has a good chance of claiming a few more.’
Sigh…
‘Can’t let it bring me down too much, handle what I can I handle and get strong enough to ensure no one dies and end this war by myself. Alright, back to department talk…so we have two squads that are being led by Tars and Dal, we have a building division led by Dran, and a magical division led by Kida.
‘All of them will need more people, but the creation of a dedicated scout division is a must. And then our process needs to change a bit…I don’t think we have enough time to grow big enough in size to really combat the Orcs, so instead of trying get more Goblins, we need to focus on getting all the Goblins we have now much stronger, and that includes myself. That one camp we saw had multiple Tier 5 Orcs while we only had one. One that isn’t even permanently here. I will eventually need to leave with him, and I’m sure he misses his home.
‘But until he leaves, I’m going to need all the help I can get, and I think I know what that will be. Training. He can train the others. Particularly the squads that follow Dal and Tars. Those two squads will be our main fighting force, actually it would be good to include Geedi and the Royal Guards in that training as well. Geedi probably won’t like it, but they need to get far stronger if they want to follow me around in battle. As it stands right now, they are far too weak and will only hold me back in a fight. While Teral can help Kida and the magical division learn more about well, magic. And of course, Ulgri can help with the builders. Actually…now that I’m thinking about it. All groups can use some training. The Royal Guards, the Animal Tenders with the rabbit farm, even my two aides, I guess? Yeah, everyone could use some training.’
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[Your plans seem sound except for a few things. Who is going to remain at this Outpost? I know you mentioned a few Goblins would stay while the others continued on, but it is still around two months of travel between this prospective Outpost and the village. Which means if the Orcs truly entered the forest and the Outpost was attacked, it would take someone two months to reach the village to notify the rest of you, then another two months to travel back to the Outpost to provide assistance. That doesn’t seem viable. This is something I’ve been considering since it was brought up, and it only now that we laid eyes on an actual camp of Orcs preparing for war do I understand that this Outpost idea is not the best.
[Unless Rogu and the others are kept there the entire time, anyone else stationed at the Outpost will likely be killed by the Orcs before they could even consider escaping. Of course, these are only estimations that I am making, and I could be judging this situation incorrectly, but it seems to be likely. There is one thing that I remain confused about, and it is their lack of a reaction when we saw them in Jala’s tribe.
[If we could sense them, then it is wise to assume they could sense us as well. So why didn’t they pursue?]
‘You kind of threw a lot at me all at once, but I think I agree…the Outpost might not be such a good idea after all…perhaps we should just head back to the tribe? I guess that’s probably the best idea since even if our entire force of Goblins were here, we still wouldn’t compare to the group they brought with them.
‘They were strong enough to wipe out our budding village twice over. Of course, I’m sure with Rogu, myself and the others we would be able to eliminate a few of them, but not enough to truly put a significant dent in their forces.
‘We can revisit the Outpost idea when our forces can match up, and we can truly leave a proper force at the location that won’t get wiped out before they can retreat if need be. Though I guess by that point it would be better to have multiple Outposts in the area. Well either way there’s a lot to figure out going forward, and I need to find the right balance between getting stronger as fast as possible versus rushing things too much and making one too many mistakes.’
[I’m sure you will figure it out and then find the best path forward. I recommend immediately speaking to Rogu and go from there. He has proven himself to be knowledgeable and I don’t see why we shouldn’t continue to make use of his knowledge as much as possible.]
‘Yeah good idea…I’ll do that right now actually.’
