There was nothing Janus wanted more than quiet time. Time to sort through his thoughts and see the best course of action for them, unfortunately the enemy wasn't granting them any.
Three days before their encounter at the hideout, the attacks became more frequent. Scouts were now spotting more groups of them lurking on the southern front. This limited their ranging -- forcing them to remain only in view of the watchtowers, so that they were not susceptible to open attack.
Aiden had created a pair of small goggles that could spot the Prowlers using an imitation of the Arcane Vision spell, but they had to be at a certain proximity close to the arcane towers in order for them to work.
The Ramstead dwarves had to halt their operations and had to form a solid fort inside their mines
