Aiden stopped in his tracks and got low to the ground. He signaled with his hand to Serra to do the same. He quickly took stock of what kind of gear/weaponry they had and then quietly directed Serra back till they were out of earshot. He spoke quietly, "Bandits. We could go around, but we could probably use whatever cargo they stole... Still got that knife? He then told her his plan as he unrolled a survival kit. pulled out a 6ft strand of twine and tied one end to a small tree in a narrower part of the pathway. "Stand behind this larger tree across the road. I'll surprise the first one and take him down. The second will come after me and you can trip him here. He'll be vulnerable the minute he starts to fall. I can then come in and take him down. The third will probably stay with the cart to keep it safe, however, with his other two comrades down, he may change his mind and run...I would like to use the knife though..." It figured, the only day that Aiden's dad didn't have any swords in the shop, everything had to go upside-down. He probably could have forged one himself, but he wanted to catch up to the others as soon as possible.