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Trull looked back at the rest of the squad He singled one warrior out and beckoned hio back to the third squad They are to choose a warrior to head upslope a hundred and twenty paces, then cut in to the main path He is then to make his way down, as if on point Once you have delivered the e, return to us’

Badar nodded and slipped away

‘What of us?’ Canarth asked

‘We wait, then join the squad to our west Make our way down below the scout’s position, and lay our own trap’

‘What of the squads to the east of the trail?’

A good question He had split his forces with no way of co with half his company A mistake ‘We had best hope they too have seen the scout And will have rightly judged that a Faraed is virtually ieant simply nodded He did not need to point out Trull’s error Nor, it was evident, his own

We even out Fair enough

A short tiave theestured the squad to follow and struck out ard to join the outlying warriors

Once there, he quickly related his plan and the fifteen warriors set off downslope

They descended sixty paces before Trull waved them towards the main path The position they reached was directly below a crook in the trail He had his warriors draw and ready weapons

Canarth gestured ‘Across from us, Leader Rethal’s squad They have anticipated you’

Trull nodded ‘Into position We’ll take him when he comes opposite us’

Heartbeats The sun’s heat bouncing fro past