Yes, there is a lot of political opposition to Farael's leadership- and not many believe him. He could be on the receiving end of a deliberately poor supply.
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Menelacar will approach Lord Farael. "My Lord, is there no way we can acquire better horses for the party? These animals are under fed, untrained, and to be frank would be a hindrance."
Farael, in a green tent by the hills' edge, is with a council of some of his senior knights, discussing their next move, but Farael is as ever informal and does not mind visitors- especially a man of some note like Menelacar.
Farael says the supply situation is a disaster all over. The decent supplies are all going to Lord Morsire's Northern army. True, the greater need is there, but this is far beyond that; Farael's enemies must be shutting him out. They want him to fail.
"But it could take weeks just to get fresh horses, let alone solve the other problems," he says.
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"well as it stands, without proper horses or supplies, then this expedition is pretty doomed anyhow. Is there any way we can send a smaller advance properly resourced scouting party whilst the rest get properly equipped?"
Other than 'no' (obviously horses have been asked for, and you have no political power to change the subsequent decision), the time involved does not change from what Farael said.
"I need many, many scouting parties," says Farael. "One would be useless. I'll be asking for volunteers to do the work on foot."
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