Lots of notes...

A very productive day, after all.
No power outages so far, though this storm system is not yet past. Might get more wind later, and definitely more rain.
Anyway, I've been working through some more plot snags, and with the help of my son, was working out some strategy challenges. He's been helpful in that because he plays a lot of strategic war games, and so is familiar with many battle methods over the course of history. And some from fictitious worlds, as well.
So we set up some stuff and worked out the method of attack on a caravan, then I went on to work out just how the main villain is to overtake a city-state, and conquer it for his own. Have to put all the rules of this world, and fill in the gaps by manufacturing more rules for this world that need to be in place, then you put those rules in motion when planning out the plot. Had to know more how the land's boundary walls were built, how high, how many guards, how many patrols along the trade route, what the terrain was like, and so forth.
All this to be told in a paragraph by an Officer who relates the tale later, to the commander, Atero.
So at least the details are lined up and he, the reporting Officer, alludes to things that are not completely seen by the reader, but you know the things he mentions in part are there because of the assumption by the characters that those elements are already in place. Clear as mud? Ah yeah, likely.

Okay, time to quit for the day, it's 11 pm, and tomorrow's Sunday.