rangers apprentice book 9 pg. 80 to 101

This is a very innovative part in this book. While Halt and Will are tracking Tennyson they discover a Scotti raiding party of 15 - 16 men that are after livestock. They switch their gaze to this and then do some scouting and find which farm they are raiding along with knowledge of previous raids they gather when they will attack. They go to the farm and set a stampede on the Scotti saving the cattle. Then they set off to intercept and dissolve Tennyson's plans.
I thought that the comparison of the Scotti and Araluen culture in this section was very interesting in the way of making a profit. The Scotti steal and sell where the Araluen raise livestock to sell at market. I felt that the characters showed some of their capabilities at quick planning and how well the rangers corps can handle simple problems.