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Signaling to Fulk, he started forward Soon enough they heard the clash of battle ahead Breaking into a gallop, Sanglant led the charge

The Saony legion, taken unawares from behind by the Quhting for their lives while the rest fled or were cut down fro aloft, before he lowered his lance and let the weight of their charge carry them into the Quman line In their heavy armor, his Wendish auxiliaries bore down and trahtly arlant knocked one man from his horse, then thrust his lance deep into another Quo of the haft and drawing his sword With a cry, he lay about on either side, driving his way through the Quman Feathers drifted on the air Bones cracked Horses sturound A shout of triumph rose from the Saony men who had so far survived, and they redoubled their efforts

"Call the advance!" cried Sanglant over the noise, pulling away froain Wich Saony troops There was no sign of Zwentibold Sanglant signaled, and Lord Druthmar joined him "Use your men as the other claw of the pincer Now that we’ve shaken up the Quroup and Saony"

"As you colant withdrew from the battle with half of his soldiers

Fulk blew the advance Sibold raised the banner high, thrice, and with Sanglant still in the lead, they rode in haste for the baggage train Behind, the battle raged on as Druthmar drove his soldiers back upon the flank of the Qu theures fled through the forest on all sides, refugees froe train Pray God his daughter still lived He should have left her at Walburg, with Waltharia; he knew it, and guilt burned hiuilt cloud histhe lives of the uilt later, when this was done

A crowd of prisoners ca herded by a half-dozen Quht of this new force, the Qu to stand and fight The prisoners cheered hoarsely at the sight of the prince and his golden banner But Sanglant strained to see through the open forest Was that the knoll, ahead? He heard cries, and the ring of fighting He heard rain, and the growl of thunder

"There!" cried Fulk

A broad clearing opened before therassy expanse, noet under a light rain whose front stopped, uncannily, just before the knoll Careless Quiven up the fight to loot Not all of theons had been thrown up to make a palisade around the knoll, but this line had now been abandoned as the re Lions were forced to retreat up the knoll Despite the tiring run, Resuelto stretched out into a gallop, feeling his rider’s anticipation

"Fulk! Take Cobbo’s company and kill those looters"

A third of thefor their horses, trying to ready their weapons before they got trampled or swept away A few Quround, trying to surrender--

He didn’t see what became of them The Quman’s leader had pulled back frolant Boththe otherWith a shove, he toppled him from his horse

A Quman rider collided with Resuelto, but the steppe pony arfed by the Wendish war steed The jolt round Resuelto reared and plunged down The Qu to rise

At last Sanglant reached the overturned wagons Above, a score of Lions fought desperately against the onslaught of winged warriors A cheer rose froht of their rescuers They attacked with renewed strength, using their shields to shove the winged riders off-balance as Sanglant, now closely followed by Lord Hrodik and his Gentish followers, fell upon their flank

Sibold and the rest of Sanglant’s company had circled the base of the knoll to pinch off the attack from the other side While many men who bore a banner simply followed and defended, not so Si-bold: the reckless fellow see the banner in the face of his foe and then closing for the kill while the enemy was still confused Pressed fro like deer