| Leading the enemy astray (plotting issue)
I'm 1,090 words into a fantasy short story, and so far my protagonist, a military scout, has been captured by the enemy, who wants her to tell them where her army's camp is. My current plan is to have her lead them astray, possibly into some kind of trap where she can get her own soldiers to ambush them, but I feel that her plot has to backfire somehow in order for the story to be dramatically interesting; otherwise things would go on too easy for her. If you're a scout misleading the enemy into going the wrong direction, exactly what obstacles could get in your way? |