Upon reading Electa's letter, he immediatly had the men assembled. He approached his officers and gave them his orders:

"Men, we are to march to Side, with an Offence: Probe posture. If we meet an enemy on the way to Side, we will revert to Defence: Intensive.

We will take the quickest and most direct route to Side and I will issue further orders once the enemy is spotted. For now lets just get there. I want scouts a few miles up ahead of us to make sure that there are no suprises awaiting us, and I want details of the enemy setup outside the city before we arrive."