Aeron stood over a hill, a little farther from the walls of Dorch, looking at the thousands of bone hydra before him. Then his eyes shifted to the walls, where soldiers stood in defense, and generals were placed in strategic positions. At the center of it all was Nyella, with General Kasim and Ser Devic beside her. In front of the gate stood a few nomad soldiers, their weapons in hand.
He looked at both armies and asked himself if they could really hold them off. But something felt strange. The hydra stood completely still. Then, suddenly, they began to move in perfect unison. Aeron frowned when he saw that, but he had no time to think much about it, the soldiers were already moving forward.
