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Quintus was right in his guess; Andres indeed had that intention when he was forced to retreat. He deliberately let his team fall behind and created some confusion to lure the enemies from the inner camp to strike, so he could justifiably demand that the other teams that had just left return for support.
To achieve this goal, he was willing to accept losses for his team. It was his last effort for this war; however, the mercenaries stayed in the inner camp, allowing them to leave.
Reluctantly, Andres led his team to evacuate from the mercenary outer camp, which had been seized with countless sacrifices. He passed through a camp almost burnt to ashes, and traversed the battlefield, which was a cause of immense grief and defeat for him. Finally, he arrived on the west bank of the Kolana River, and reined in his warhorse, turning his head back with a look of unwillingness.
