Kingdom of Ash

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not be moving soon.
It wouldn’t make today any easier, though.
No, today would hurt.
“They’ll be within the archers’ range in
about an hour,” Elgan reported. Darrow’s
orders be damned. Kyllian was still general,
yes, but every report his friend received,
Aedion got as well.
“Remind them to make their shots count.
Pick targets.”
The Bane knew that without being told.
The others—they had proved their mettle in
these battles, but a reminder never hurt.
Elgan aimed for the sections of the city
walls that Ren and the Fae nobles had deemed
the best advantage for their archers. Against a
hundred thousand troops, they might only
stand to thin the lines, but to let the enemy
charge unchallenged at the walls would be
utter folly. And break the spirit of these

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