Chapter 17A great cheer spread through the waiting ranks of the Orthlundyn as Hawklan’s message flickered from its last sender and was read directly by many of them.
The day had been chill and tedious; a day of foot stamping, arm beating, and endless last-minute checking of equipment and weapons as the Orthlundyn waited and watched, gaining relief only from the relayed messages detailing the successes of the companies assaulting the Morlider columns.
But now, the message had arrived and the myriad irritations of the long wait were ended. All doubts and fears dissolved, momentarily at least, in a wave of exhilaration as shouted orders penetrated the din, and the advance began.
Hawklan, Isloman and Andawyr together with their Helyadin bodyguard took station at the top of a small rise that
