A Journey to Rhosgobel Question

[Khamul The Easterling 157]

So while playing AJtR I came upon this situation:

 

Planning Phase - Placed poisoned stakes in the staging area that had nothing but Rhosgobel.   

Questing - Reveal Athelas and add Hummerhorns as the guard for Athelas.  

 

Now does the Hummerhorns go strait to the stakes or does it just act as the guard for athelas?  Normally I would say it goes to the stakes but I on the stakes it says "attach any eligible enemy revealed from the encounter deck to poisoned stakes"   Is Hummerhorns an eligible enemy when it is a guard?  Is a guard considered to be in the staging area or is just the card guarded considered to be in the staging area?

 

Thanks,

Khamul

[CJMatos 54]

I believe that the Guard and the Guarded card are considered to be in the staging area.

 

So i'd say Hummerhorns is eligible to be attached by Poisoned stakes...

[alogos 171]

Yeah, guard enemies are just consider like any other enemies. Can't see why it should be otherwise.