Which option is a better choice?

1. On the road south, the trio was attacked by a group of bandits that was led by the half-ogre Steeltoe. After defeating Steeltoe in single combat, Caramon rallied the brigands to their cause and began the formation of the army of Fistandantilus, whose mission was to march on Thorbardin and raid the dwarven kingdom for its riches.

2. On the road south, the trio was attacked by a group of bandits that was led by the half-ogre Steeltoe. After defeating Steeltoe in single combat, Caramon rallied the brigands to his and his companions' cause, and began the formation of the army of Fistandantilus, whose mission was to march on Thorbardin and raid the dwarven kingdom for its riches