"The melting snow will see it rise higher," Verdant said. "But even when it's calm, the waters are far deeper than they look. Men with armour would not be able to swim across. We'd have to take the bridge."
"If they try and defend Taper, the answer is obvious then," General Blackthorn said. "We smash straight through their lines. They're exhausted, and they're our lessors. We will crush them in a heartbeat."
"So, the question remains of Cambrey. It's on a broader hill than Henry Hill, and its walls are higher than Yingel. They're four metres high, and even though they're of wood, they'll be drenched in fire retardant – not that I'd be keen on burning it. Six thousand men in there will find it cramped, but they'll fit."
