Thorgrund listens to the plan and looks at the lay of the land.
He scratches his whiskers shaking his head Nay, there is no way through those thickets with out some major bushwhacking! Not that it can't be done, but that is gonna be tough mining to turn a phrase.
You can tell he really doesn't think chopping a path through the dense hillsides is how anyone wants to spend their day if they don't have to.
He crosses back over the trail looking at the side between the road and stream.
He studies the twenty yards or so from the road to shore. Aye now we're talking as long as we stay clear of the shoreline we should be able to move through the trees nicely. A bit of decent cover from the road and far side yet clear views if trouble starts. We could even scout from this side about fifty or so yards up and be able to signal danger.