The first volley from the strongest elves of the mountain had been meant as a warning, to spread a sense of fear and unease through the dirt-blooded ranks, but the elves underestimated their enemy on that front.
Most dirt-bloods, despite working as loyal soldiers under the Verfolger, a group of undeads, did, in fact, fear death very much, it was simply in their nature as flawed beings, as livings- But when it came to the fear of death, they were more afraid of going against the orders of their superiors, especially Litrakq in particular.
She had a bit of a reputation, if you didn't follow orders or dared to question the new corpse overlords, you would be in for a world of pain before execution, which would be framed as a 'demonstration of the error of your ways'.
