We can bypass the gate through a secret passage along the riverside."
Following Zanoba's instruction we advanced along the river.
For a second I considered squashing the rebels with a frontal attack, but it was a fleeting thought.
It isn't good to just bust into things without knowing the situation.
Also that would just be adding a bunch of unknowns to my list of worries.
I also want to know just why this all took the form of a siege.