[Kratos shortens his stride to account for Yuan's stumble, but doesn't look over, doesn't draw attention to it. It does tell him that Yuan hadn't realised he was meant to have backup, even before Yuan confirms it out loud.]

They were old orders. The scout who carried them, at a guess, was coming to find you, or someone else; but if so, he was doing so at an unforgivably slow pace.

[Only someone who never meant for the orders to be received in time would order a courier to move so slow. Kratos shows Yuan the woven regiment insignia which had been on the messenger's bags.]

Do you know whose it is?