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"The other Aes Sedai will be tiring as well", Siuan said "I’m not surprised that the Whites are the first to admit it It won’t be a point of sha another spray of earth as it fell over theateways now They’d try to strike at his command centers That hat he’d do, if he were they was to not have a command center, at least not one that was easy to find

All things considered, the battle was going according to plan It was a surprise, sometimes, when that happened; on a battlefield, you expected to have to rebuild your tactics froone s the Sharans fromented by a steady stream of projectiles from archers stationed just below them on the slopes Because of that, the Shadow’s coainst the defenders at the river Nor could he bring all his troops against the Aes Sedai--they would Travel away--so co hiain Instead, he’d split his forces, sending the Trollocs off his right flank toward the hills--they would sustain heavy losses, but he’d keep the Aes Sedai pressed--and bringing his Sharans forward to engage the bulk of the White Tower troops at the river

The Seanchan occupied most of the enemy channelers’ attention This did not prevent so fire at Bryne’s ca hit He was as safe here as he would be anywhere, other than perhaps retreating all the way to the White Tower He couldn’t stand the idea of being safe in a rooht That’s how commanders will probably do it in the future A secure coeneral needed to feel the flow of the battlefield He couldn’t do that from miles away

"Hoell are the pike?" he demanded

"Very well, my Lord", said Holco off Trollocs" Bryne had placed defensive lines of pikeed to get through the cordon could be picked off by archers above, without having to disturb the work of the Aes Sedai "The pikes defending the Red Ajah on the h; they lost a fair nu on a bit longer Those Reds are nasty enough to take care of any h the pike formations" He hoped Another explosion flattened a tent nearby "How about the archer squadrons up there?" Bryne kicked aside a fallen halberd

"So low on arrows, lanced toward the ford, but it was a right hting and not kno things were going for his troops

"Does anyone have infor at the ford?" he bellowed, turning toward his aides "I can’t see a Light-blasted thing, just a churning of bodies and those balls of fire shooting back and forth, blinding us all!"

Holcoot red-hot irons upIthe Sharans a hard time, my Lord Our left flank just took a lot of casualties, but they see back admirably now"

"Didn’t I put Joni in corin is dead,forward He had a fresh cut on his scalp "I’ve just come from there"

Burn me Well, Joni had alanted to fall in battle Bryne kept his emotions in check "Who coer said "He pulled us together after Joni fell, but sends warning that they’re being hard-pressed"

"Light, No heavy cavalry for years, and there probably wasn’t a better et back there and tell hi him some reinforcements"