Day fourteen brought them within sight of what Fourth Order scouts called "The Scar."
A massive geological feature that ran for nearly eighty miles perpendicular to their line of march—a canyon system so deep and extensive that bypassing it would add a week to their timeline.
The only practical crossing was a series of ancient bridges that had been built centuries ago, before the current war had even begun.
Bridges that were currently held by Radiant Empire forces.
"Approximately three thousand troops," Zara reported, studying intelligence Fourth Order had compiled. "Fortified positions on both sides of the crossing. Artillery covering the bridges. They're not trying to hold no-man's land—they're trying to make us pay blood to cross into actual Radiant territory."
