Bab 1032: The Advance Force - Part 1

That ought to have put even more pressure on him, and indeed it did, but it also came with a sense of relief, for it simplified what needed to be done. He already had his plan, and all that was left was to execute upon it.

He turned his head briefly, to see Lombard forming up his men behind Oliver's own. He spared the man the briefest of nods, and then he gave the signal.

"CHARRGGEEE!" He said.

Chapter 21 – The Advance Force

The distance between them and the foot of the mountain was not an especially short one. It doubled the range of the typical archer, to keep the men well clear of the arrow fire. It was the sort of distance that needed to be crossed at a jog, rather than a sprint.