They arrived the next day as the sun set. Scouts returned from the road ahead and advised that the castle was about five miles ahead of them. The scouts had approached within three miles of the castle before turning back and confirmed that they had seen an army camped outside the walls. They reported that there was no fighting. It appeared that the army that had besieged the castle was simply waiting until the castle ran out of supplies or the armies arrived to free it.

The dukes ordered the men to rest and cloak their weapons and armor with cloth as best possible to reduce any sounds they would...