Just waiting to see when my fleet will get here," replied Eros. "Russ told me they should get here later today." Bill's eyes widened. "It's about time! We could surely use their firepower." That was an incredible understatement. Davidwouldn't allow a final assault on Mukavia until he could put the city under naval bombardment but it hadn't been as easy as simply commanding the army to get to Mukavia. There was also the question about what to do about the Swabian fleet. Not long after they arrived in the city, the Swabian fleet was bottled up in a sheltered harbor in Cormfeld, refusing to fight. Russ had determined they were simply waiting for the definitive outcome of the war, likely knowing there was no sense in losing any more ships if the war was already lost. However, just because

