I found a new henchman which is really helpful with those mages and thugs who seem to be all over the woods. It's a female archer who does quite a lot of damage with some sort of flaming arrows. Thank goodness for that, i wasn't getting anywhere on my own, all i could do was hide and sneak and hope noone would see me.
My horse got killed as well, so i'm walking again, and i still haven't found that soldier who i'm supposed to report to, i stumble from one situation into the next and don't really find the time to get the mainquest on the way. LOL
Btw..did you ever ran into that giant Tarantula ? It just sits there while i attack it, and doesn't do anything but spawn little tarantulas, who are easily dispatched. Maybe a bug ?
And yeah, i usually move really fast through a game once i started with it. Sometimes i don't even go to bed, just keep on playing. I remember i stayed up somewhat 48 hours once because i couldn't stop playing Commando's 2, so i played the game from start to finish in one big session. After that i completely collapsed and slept for like a whole day.