“I think you’re right.” The Clockwork Man agreed. “And no, I can climb.” He added. With powerful lenses for eyes he could examine the entire area in almost scoped precision, which immediately allowed him to highlight a problem for the duo on approaching the tower without being detected.

“There is one small problem however.” He alerted the human, nodding in the direction of the tower, there were two fairly well spaced out patrols circling the grounds, with another likely behind the tower to complete a wide degree of vision over the area. They seemed to be carrying rifles of some kind to the Clockwork Man’s untrained eye; until he could get closer it will be impossible to tell what they could do. The closest patrol was approaching directly in front of Arty and him, though he judged them at least one hundred and fifty feet further across the plateau. 

“I would suggest we eliminate one of the groups, non-lethally if possible, and then use the gap provided to reach the tower.” The Clockwork Man said, turning to regard his ally, expecting a quick response before the opportunity was lost and the patrol moved past the particularly advantageous rocky terrain.