Initially, the expedition advanced quickly and followed the timeline estimated by Malevolence. Her forces took carts from the saved human village, then cobbled together some extras to fit all the supplies.
There were no horses or other animals to carry these carts—they either fell sick or were eaten long ago—so humans had to do it themselves. They didn't like it, the lazy creatures they were, but Agent Eloquence did her work well and kept the morale of human forces high regardless. It helped that they had some fresh assurance and food from Malevolence's stores.
This took four days, after which the army marched down the road for a week straight without complications, planting thousands of usnea trees in their wake.
Of course, there were attacks. As usual, insects tried to sneak, crawl and fly into every open hole and reach the food supplies, but Malevolence's Warrior Bees killed every one of them.
