losing troops upon starting a fight

[bsctgod]

Yeah, those evilens can damage your armies just by walking by them.

I'd recommend initiating the quest at the mage tower in the Magic Valley and then carefully explore the Valley of a Thousand Rivers being on the lookout for evilens. If you see monster's near an evilen, just draw them away. After the fight, click to pick up the evilen from a distance and you shouldn't lose any troops as you run over to pick it up.