They had made it through the suburbs with little to no difficulty. Mathias and his men were making good time, he estimated they would reach Aschers hideout by 2pm, they might even make it back to the estate before the sun goes down. Taking refuge in an abandoned office several stories up, Mathias was surveying the landscape with his binoculars. A mile to the west he caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a group of mercs, Mathias had a great deal of respect for mercenaries and was sure they wouldnt pose a threat. Slightly to the North he spotted a trail of smoke "A fire maybe?" It didnt matter either way, the group was set to tail off to the East in half a mile anyway. 
"Right men, the coast seems clear, lets be off." With his group fed and watered they made their way out of the offices and into the street. The rest of the journey was fairly straightforward, they had an encounter with a small group of bandits, whom, on seeing the large group decided it was smarter to run. 
An hour had passed when they finally reached their destination, a flattened landscape of rubble, a cluster if building just beyond. "Stay vigilant men, we wont go any further...Now we wait for them to come to us."