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Needless to say, the advance party's narrow adherence to the road allowed our archers to be in a position to fire at almost point-blank range. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 32, Sentence #13)

Perhaps the village raiders were occupied, gathering loot, drinking home-brewed paga, abusing captives, pursuing fugitives, or such. In any event the advance party, which we would let pass, remained on the road and was out of touch with the main group. Given this arrangement, the advanced party might not even be aware, at least immediately, that the main group was under attack. Needless to say, the advance party's narrow adherence to the road allowed our archers to be in a position to fire at almost point-blank range. Moreover, as our archers were on both sides of the road, the shields of our targets, which could face but one way at a time, would be largely ineffective. I expected the enemy, at least initially, to be unwilling to enter a locale in which it could scarcely see its way, given the high, mazelike grasses. Some might even try to retreat to the beach, accepting the perils of the gauntlet they must then run. - (Avengers of Gor)