The Commander, the Mage, & the Savior
“T
he barrier won’t hold for that long,” the exasperated elven mage said to the heavily armored warrior—a rare Path for elves, but some had to take the frontline in these wars. The warrior was lacking an arm, and a healer was desperately trying to mend him enough for him to engage in combat again. For now, though, he would be stuck in this tent for a little while.
“It will have to,” the armored warrior said. “A small, temporary reinforcement force should arrive by the end of tomorrow. The attacks on the eastern borders were more extensive than the general first predicted.”
“Even if we manage to hold on till tomorrow, how many are even coming? A few hundred fighters?” In a stern voice, the mage added, “Commander, we need to seriously consider evacua
