from their horses kael and sorsha watch as the soldiers climb the wall. they suddenly hear a hacking noise above and several nockmaar men tumble down the ladders. sorsha looks up.
in the courtyard, raziel the goat butts a few soldiers as the battle rages.
two hundred horsemen are charging straight toward kael. led by airk thaughbaer!
kael and his men gallop across the valley of flowers and hack their way through airk's army.
kael and his men gallop across the valley of flowers and hack their way through airk's army.
many of kael's men fall in battle. but kael and a dozen horsemen plow through and escape into the cave.